Electric outboard motor

• US 8,425,268 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2011
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Daikoku, Keisuke, Achiwa, Tetsushi, Kimpara, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): AVILA, STEPHEN P
• Application Number:
  US13/022,704
• Publication Number:
  US 20110244739A1
• Time in Patent Office: 805 Days
• Field of Search: 440/6
• US Class Current: 440/6
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/32 Waterborne vessels
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/51 characterised by AC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 20/007 Trolling propulsion units trolling plates for slowing down B63H25/50; dynamo-electric machines of trolling units H02K
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 21/17 by electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

An electric outboard motor to be driven by an electric motor separately includes an electric outboard motor main body including the electric motor and a propulsion section that applies the electric motor as motive power and a power supply section supplying power to the electric motor, in which the electric outboard motor main body and the power supply section are detachably connected by couplers via a cable. Further, the coupler of the cable is allowed to be attached and detached to and from the coupler on a side of the power supply section.

Claims

1. An electric outboard motor being an electric outboard motor to be driven by an electric motor, the electric outboard motor comprising:

an electric outboard motor main body including the electric motor and a propulsion section that applies the electric motor as motive power;

a power supply section provided separately from said electric outboard motor main body in a hull, supplying power to the electric motor; and

a control section integrated with said power supply section, controlling the electric motor,

wherein said electric outboard motor main body and said power supply section are detachably connected by couplers, on a power supply side, via a cable,

wherein said electric outboard motor main body and said control section are communicably connected by a signal cable of the cable,

wherein said electric outboard motor main body includes an emergency switch, and said emergency switch and said control section are detachable connected by couplers via the signal cable on a side of said control section.

2. The electric outboard motor according to claim 1, wherein said power supply section includes a packaged battery pack and a battery pack attaching section disposed in a hull and having the battery pack attached and detached thereto and therefrom.

3. The electric outboard motor according to claim 2, further comprising:

a display section displaying a battery remaining amount of the battery pack thereon, wherein said control section and said display section are communicably connected by the signal cable.

4. The electric outboard motor according to claim 1, wherein said electric outboard motor main body and said control section are detachably connected by couplers via the signal cable on a side of said control section.