JP2006298034A - Operation device for marine propulsion device - Google Patents

Abstract

An operating device for a marine propulsion device is provided that can securely hold all the grips of three operating levers with one hand.
Three rotating operation levers 13 to 15 having gripping grips 18 to 20 are provided on the same axis. The grip 19 of the central operation lever 14 includes a base portion 29 attached to the lever main body 17 and a pair of convex portions 30 protruding from the base portion 29 on both sides. The grips 18 and 20 of the operation levers 13 and 15 on both sides are composed of a base portion 31 attached to the lever main body 17 and a convex portion 32 protruding from the base portion 31 toward the central operation lever 14 side. The bases 29 and 31 of the grips 18 to 20 are formed at substantially the same position in the direction directed to the rotation center of the operation levers 13 to 15. The convex part 30 of the center grip 19 and the convex parts 32 of the grips 18 and 20 on both sides are formed so as to be distributed in one direction and the other in the above direction and overlap in the above direction.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an operating device for a marine propulsion device provided with a plurality of rotary operating levers.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a small boat equipped with a plurality of outboard motors as a propulsion device is configured so that the throttle operation of these outboard motors can be performed by a single operation device. As a conventional operation device of this type, for example, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.
The operating device shown in Patent Document 1 performs switching between forward / backward movement of two propulsion units and a throttle operation of each propulsion unit by an operation lever for each propulsion unit. The operating lever is of a rotating type, and is provided rotatably on both sides of the operating device main body while being positioned on the same axis.

Grips that are gripped by the driver are respectively provided at the rotating end portions (tip portions) of these operating levers. The grip is formed to extend a predetermined length from the rotating end of the operating lever toward the other operating lever in order to disperse the reaction force over a wide range of the palm during operation. The extending end portions of the grip are configured to be close to each other and face each other when the positions of the two operation levers in the operation direction are the same.
For this reason, in this operating device, when the positions of the two operating levers are the same, the two grips are gripped with one hand and the two operating levers are operated in the forward or backward direction. The amount can be manipulated to be equal to each other.
JP-A-10-198451 (page 3-5, FIG. 2)

  The inventors have considered using an operation device having a rotating operation lever as disclosed in Patent Document 1 for a small vessel equipped with three propulsion devices such as outboard motors. In this case, as the operating device, three rotary operating levers are arranged on the same axis, and a grip is provided at the tip of the operating lever.

  However, when such a configuration is adopted, there is a possibility that the grip can be held with one hand and the three operating levers cannot be operated simultaneously. This is because the grip must be formed to have a predetermined length in the axial direction of the operating lever. That is, if three grips having a predetermined length in the axial direction are arranged in a line, these grips may not fit within a range that can be gripped with one hand.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an operating device for a marine propulsion device that can securely hold all the grips of three operating levers with one hand. And

  In order to achieve this object, the operating device for a marine propulsion device according to the present invention comprises three rotating operation levers provided on the rotating end of the lever body on the same axis. The marine vessel propulsion device operating device, wherein the grip of the operating lever located at the center of the three operating levers has a base portion attached to the lever main body and an axial direction of the operating lever from the base portion. The grip of the lever for operation located on both sides is composed of a base attached to the lever body, and a protrusion protruding from the base toward the central operation lever And the base of each grip is formed at substantially the same position in the direction toward the rotation center of the operating lever, and the convex part of the central grip and the convex part of the grips on both sides are one of the above directions. And the other Divided are and those which are formed so as to overlap with the direction.

  The operation device of the marine propulsion device according to the invention described in claim 2 is the operation device of the marine propulsion device according to claim 1, wherein the operation lever includes three operation device bodies formed in a box shape. These operating device main bodies are provided with a lever mounting portion on one side portion and the other side portion on which the operating lever can be attached and detached, and a spacer for forming the lever rotation space. The three gripping levers are connected to each other so that the gripping grip on the outer side of the three operating levers can be disassembled from one half and the other half in the axial direction of the operating lever. And it is comprised so that attachment to an operation lever is possible in the state which reversed the position of said one half part and the other half part centering on the operation lever.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to grip the convex portions of the grips on both sides with a finger that grips the convex portion of the central grip. For this reason, all the grips can be securely gripped with one hand even though the operating lever is provided with a grip having a length that can be easily operated. Therefore, it is possible to provide an operating device for a marine propulsion device that can easily operate the three operating levers with one hand.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to adopt either one of a form having three operation levers and a form having two operation levers. In order to change from the configuration having the three control levers to the configuration having the two control levers, first, of the three control device main bodies, the control device main body located at the center is connected to the control lever and both sides. Remove with spacer. Next, the operating lever of one outer operating device body is reversed and replaced with the other side, and the grip of the operating lever is inverted and replaced. Thereafter, the two outer operation device bodies are coupled to each other to form an operation device having two operation levers.
Accordingly, the marine propulsion device operating device according to the present invention can be used as a marine propulsion device operating device having two propulsion devices in addition to a marine propulsion device operating device having three propulsion devices. can do.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of an operating device for a marine propulsion device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
1 is a front view showing an operating device for a marine propulsion device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing a grip of an operating lever. . 5 is a sectional view of the spacer, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 2, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the operating device in use, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing an operating mechanism in the operating device body. The fracture position in the figure is indicated by the line VIII-VIII in FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a form in which two operating levers are used.

  In these drawings, the reference numeral 11 indicates an operating device for a marine propulsion device according to this embodiment. The operation device 11 is attached to a propulsion device operation panel 12 provided in a maneuvering room of a small vessel (not shown), and when the three outboard motors (not shown) are switched forward and backward, It is used to perform throttle operation during reverse. The operating device 11 according to this embodiment includes three rotary operating levers 13, 14, 15 and an operating device main body 16 for each operating lever. An upper surface 12 a of the operation panel 12 to which the operation device 11 is attached is formed so as to be directed upward, and the operation levers 13 to 15 are provided so as to protrude upward from the operation panel 12.

  The operating levers 13 to 15 are composed of a lever main body 17 attached to the operating device main body 16 and grips 18 to 20 detachably attached to the upper end portion of the lever main body 17. The lever body 17 is formed to have the same structure in the three operating levers 13 to 15, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a disc-shaped rotation center portion 21 is provided at the lower end portion. ing. As shown in FIG. 6, the axial center portion of the rotation center portion 21 is formed so as to protrude toward the right side. A prismatic protrusion 23 for connecting an operation mechanism 22 to be described later is formed on the protruding portion.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the grips 18 to 20 attached to the upper ends of the three operation levers 13 to 15 are laterally moved from the right half 18 a to 20 a and the left half 18 b to 20 b, respectively. It is formed so that it can be divided. The right half portions 18a to 20a and the left half portions 18b to 20b are fastened to each other by coupling screws 24 to 26 with the upper end portion of the lever body 17 being sandwiched from both sides. In this embodiment, the grips 18 and 20 attached to the two operating levers 13 and 15 on both sides of the three operating levers 13 to 15 have the same structure.

  The grip 20 attached to the left operating lever 15 is provided with an operation switch 27 for simultaneously changing the trim angle and tilt angle of the three outboard motors. In addition, in order to change the trim angle / tilt angle of each outboard motor independently, it is necessary for each outboard motor provided in the upper part of the front end side of the operating device body 16 and corresponding to the operation levers 13 to 15. The operation is performed by operating the operation switch 28 (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 7).

The grip 19 located at the center of the three grips 18 to 20 is composed of a base 29 attached to the lever body 17 and a pair of convex portions 30 and 30 protruding from the base 29 to the left and right sides. ing.
The grips 18 and 20 located on both sides of the three grips 18 to 20 include a base portion 31 attached to the lever main body 17 and a convex portion 32 protruding from the base portion 31 toward the central operation lever 14 side. It is composed of

The bases 29 and 31 of the grips 18 to 20 are provided at substantially the same position in a direction (longitudinal direction of the lever main body 17) directed to the rotation center of the operation levers 13 to 15. As shown in FIG. 7, the convex portions 30 and 32 of the grips 18 to 20 are each formed in a shape such that a cylinder is divided into two in the radial direction.
The convex part 30 of the central grip 19 and the convex parts 32 of the grips 18 and 20 on both sides are positions that can be distributed to one side and the other side in the direction directed to the rotation center of the operation levers 13 to 15. And are formed at positions that overlap in the direction. In this embodiment, the convex portion 30 of the center grip 19 is located on the lower side (inside the radial direction of the rotating operation lever), and the convex portions 32 of the grips 18 and 20 on both sides are located on the upper side (said radial direction). These are configured to overlap in the longitudinal direction of the lever main body 17 in a state of being located on the outer side of the lever main body 17.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the operating device main body 16 that supports these operating levers 13 to 15 includes a right case 41 and a left case 42 that are separable in the left-right direction of the hull, and these The operation mechanism 22 housed in the cases 41 and 42, a free throttle lever 43 (see FIGS. 1 to 3), which will be described later, and the like are provided.
The right case 41 and the left case 42 are each formed in a box shape that opens toward the center in the left-right direction. Protrusions 44 and 45 supported on the upper surface 12a of the operation panel 12 are integrally formed at both ends in the front-rear direction in the upper portions of the cases 41 and 42.

Further, the right case 41 and the left case 42 include a connecting bolt (not shown) and a connecting bolt 46 that passes through the three operating device main bodies 16 and connects the operating device main bodies 16 to each other (FIG. 2). For example).
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the operating mechanism 22 includes a rotating member 47 that is rotatably supported by the cases 41 and 42 so that the axis is parallel to the width direction of the hull. A driving link 48 attached to the moving member 47 and a wire connecting link 50 having one end connected to the driving link 48 via a connecting link 49 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the rotation member 47 is fastened to the end of the rotation member 47 on the left side of the hull by a fixing bolt 51 with the rotation center 21 of the operation levers 13 to 15 positioned on the same axis. Yes. The coupling portion between the rotation member 47 and the rotation center portion 21 is a fitting in which the prismatic projection 23 of the rotation center portion 21 is fitted into a fitting hole 47 a having a square cross section formed in the rotation member 47. Structure is adopted. The turning member 47 according to this embodiment is formed with a fitting hole 47a so that the operation levers 13 to 15 can be attached to the right end of the hull. Further, the axis of the rotating member 47, that is, the axis of the operation levers 13 to 15 is positioned at substantially the same height as the upper surface 12 a of the operation panel 12.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion of the drive link 48 is connected to the rotation shaft portion 52 of the free throttle lever 43, and the free throttle lever 43 is operated to move the rotation member 47. It is configured to rotate. The free throttle lever 43 is operated, for example, when the engine is emptied. The free throttle lever 43 has a lever shaft 43a (see FIG. 3) and an operating portion 43b extending leftward from the rear end (lower end in FIG. 3) of the lever main body 43a. The pivot shaft 52 is provided at the front end of the lever body 43a.

  One end of a push-pull wire 53 is connected to the other end of the wire connection link 50. The other end of the push-pull wire 53 is connected to a throttle valve device and a shift device (not shown) of the outboard motor. The operation mechanism 22 according to this embodiment operates the operation levers 13 to 15 to rotate the rotation member 47 and the drive link 48, so that this operation force is connected to the wire via the connection link 49. The push-pull wire 53 is pulled or pushed by rotating the wire connecting link 50 transmitted to the link 50.

  In the operating device 11 according to this embodiment, the outboard motor shift device is in a neutral state with the operating levers 13 to 15 pointing upward, and the operating levers 13 to 15 are moved forward by a predetermined angle. By tilting, the shift device is switched to the forward side. When the operation levers 13 to 15 are further tilted forward, the opening of the throttle valve increases or decreases in correspondence with the operation amount of the operation levers 13 to 15. When retreating, the operation levers 13 to 15 are tilted backward from the neutral position. Similarly to the forward movement, the shift device is switched to the reverse side when the angle at which the operation levers 13 to 15 are inclined reaches a predetermined angle, and the operation levers 13 to 15 are tilted rearward. Then, the opening degree of the throttle valve is increased or decreased according to the operation amount of the operation levers 13 to 15.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the three operating device main bodies 16 configured in this way are in a state in which the operating levers 13 to 15 are positioned on the left side of the hull, and the operating levers 13 to 15 are positioned on the same axis. It is arranged in a line in the left-right direction. An inner spacer 61 for forming a lever rotation space is formed between the operation device bodies 16 so that a clearance is formed between the operation levers 13 to 15 and the operation device body 16 adjacent thereto. It is intervened.

  The operation device main body 16 and the inner spacer 61 are arranged such that the right holding plate 62 is brought into contact with the right side surface of the operation device main body 16 located on the rightmost side among the three operation device main bodies 16 and the operation located on the leftmost side. The three coupling bolts that penetrate all these members in the left-right direction in a state where the left holding plate 64 is in contact with the left side surface of the apparatus main body 16 via the outer spacer 63 for forming the lever rotation space. 46 are combined to form one assembly.

  The right holding plate 62 and the left holding plate 64 are for fixing the operating device main body 16 to the operation panel 12, and mounting flanges 62a and 64a projecting sideways are integrally formed. The flanges 62a and 64a are fixed to the operation panel 12 with fixing bolts 62b and 64b inserted into the front end portion and the rear end portion, respectively. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the outer cover 75 is attached to the right side holding plate 62 and the left side holding plate 64 from the outside while being attached to the operation panel 12.

The inner spacer 61 and the outer spacer 63 have the same plate shape in thickness and shape, and as shown in FIG. 5, the inner spacer 61 and the outer spacer 63 surround the rotation center portion 21 of the operation levers 13 to 15 from below. The upper portion 66 and the lower portion 67 extending downward from the lower end portion of the upper portion 66 are formed in a shape that exhibits a Y shape in a side view.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper end portion of the upper portion 66 is supported on the upper surface of the operation panel 12 in the same manner as the convex portions 44 and 45 of the operation device main body 16 described above. Convex portions 68 and 69 are formed.

  Between the front convex portion 68 and the rear convex portion 69, a concave portion 71 having a semicircular shape in side view facing the outer peripheral surface of the rotation center portion 21 of the operation levers 13 to 15 is formed. A sheet-like sealing material 72 is adhered to the portions along the concave portions 71 on the left and right side surfaces of the spacers 61 and 63 as shown by broken lines in FIG. The sealing material 72 seals the recess 71 so as to be liquid-tight in a state where the spacers 61 and 63 are in contact with the operating device main body 16 and the left holding plate 64.

  A peripheral wall surface of the recess 71 is formed so as to be separated from the rotation center portion 21 at a predetermined interval. A corner 73 is formed at the lower end of the recess 71 and on the rear side so that the distance between the peripheral wall surface and the rotation center 21 is relatively wide, and a drainage passage 74 is formed. Yes. The drainage passage 74 is formed so that the upstream end is open at the bottom surface of the corner 73 and penetrates the upper portion 66 of the spacer in the vertical direction. The drainage passage 74 is connected to a drain pipe 75 attached to the lower end portion of the upper portion 66 so as to protrude downward.

  The drain pipes 75 are respectively provided in the spacers 61 and 63, and the upstream end portions of the drainage hose 76 are connected to the three drain pipes 75 as shown in FIGS. Has been. The downstream end of the drainage hose 76 located in the center of these drainage hoses 76 is connected to the upper connection portion of the cross-shaped hose joint 77. The downstream end portions of the drainage hose 76 located on both sides are connected to the right and left connection portions of the cross-shaped hose joint 77 via an L-shaped hose joint 78 and a connection hose 79. Although not shown in the drawing, the lower connecting portion of the cross-shaped hose joint 77 is connected to a drainage device having a drainage pump by a drainage hose. A hose assembly including these three drain hoses 76 and a cross-shaped pipe joint 77 extends downward from the drain pipe 75 and is led out of the operating device 11.

  The inner spacer 61 thus configured is interposed between the operating device main body 16 and is interposed between the left operating device main body 16 and the left holding plate so that the concave portion 71 and the operating device main body 16 are interposed. The side wall and the left holding plate 64 form a space S that opens upward and accommodates the rotation center portion 21 of the operation levers 13 to 15. As shown in FIG. 7, the space S is open upward, and rainwater, water splashes during running, and the like enter. The water that has entered the space S is discharged out of the operating device 11 through the drainage passage 74 that opens to the bottom of the recess 71.

  The marine propulsion device operating device 11 configured as described above is operated by pushing the driver forward or pulling it backward while the driver holds the grips 18 to 20. Of the three grips 18 to 20, the convex portion 30 of the grip 19 located in the center and the convex portions 32 of the grips 18 and 20 located on both sides are, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the operating lever 13. Are arranged so as to be distributed in one direction and the other in the direction directed to the rotation center of 15 to 15 and overlap in the direction.

  For this reason, according to this operating device 1, the convex portion 32 of the left grip 20 can be simultaneously gripped by the finger gripping the left convex portion 30 of the central grip 19. The convex portion 32 of the right grip 18 can be simultaneously gripped by a finger gripping the portion 30. That is, by gripping the grips 18 to 20 by inserting one finger into each of the two spaces formed between the three lever bodies 17, all the grips 18 to 20 can be securely held with one hand. It can be gripped.

  Although each grip 18-20 is formed so as to have a predetermined length in the left-right direction in spite of adopting a configuration in which all the grips 18-20 can be gripped with one hand in this way, It is easy to apply force even when operating the operation levers 13 to 15 one by one. The predetermined length is such a length that the load when operating one operating lever is widely dispersed in the hand, and this operating lever can be easily operated.

  Further, in the operating device 11 according to this embodiment, the direction in which the convex portions 30 and the convex portions 32 of the grips 18 to 20 are positioned on one side and the other side in the direction in which the operating levers 13 to 15 are turned. Since the distance between the three operation levers 13 to 15 can be made as narrow as possible, the left and right directions are provided in spite of having three operation levers. Can be miniaturized.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the operating device 11 according to this embodiment adopts a configuration having three operating levers 13 to 15 as well as two operating levers as shown in FIG. 9. The form which has 13 and 15 can be taken. In the operation device 11, when changing from a configuration in which three operation levers are used to a configuration in which two operation levers are used, first, by loosening and removing the coupling bolt 46, the three operation device main bodies 16 are removed. The assembly consisting of the above is disassembled, and the operating device main body 16 located at the center and the inner spacers 61, 61 on both sides thereof are removed.

  Next, the fixing bolt 51 of the right operating device body 16 is loosened, and the operating lever 13 is replaced with the right side portion of the operating device body 16. At this time, after the operating lever 13 is reversed in the left-right direction, the prismatic protrusion 23 is fitted into the right fitting hole 47 a of the rotating member 47, and the fixing bolt 51 inserted into the rotating member 47 from the left side is inserted. Screwed onto the prismatic protrusion 23.

  Thereafter, the grip 18 of the operating lever 13 is removed from the lever main body 17 and attached to the lever main body 17 again in a state of being reversed in the left-right direction. After changing the mounting direction of the grip 18 in this way, as shown in FIG. 9, the right operating device body 16 is overlapped on the left operating device body 16 from the right side, and further, the right operating device body 16 has an inner side on the right side. With the spacer 61 and the right holding plate 62 overlapped in this order, these members are coupled to each other by the coupling bolt 46. As in the case of using three operation levers, the outer spacer 63 and the left holding plate 65 are mounted on the left side of the left operating device main body 16 in this order. Thus, the operating device 11 having the two operating levers 13 and 15 is formed by coupling the operating device bodies 16 on the left and right sides to each other.

(Second Embodiment)
The convex portions 30 and 32 of the grips 18 to 20 shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are each formed in a shape such that a cylinder is divided into two in the radial direction, but the shape of these convex portions 30 and 32 is appropriately determined. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, it can be formed in a trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front.

FIG. 10 is a view showing another embodiment of the grip. In FIG. 10, the same or equivalent members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted as appropriate. .
The convex portions 30 and 32 of the grips 18 to 20 shown in FIG. 10 are each formed in a shape in which the column is cut obliquely. More specifically, the convex portion 30 of the center grip 19 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a relatively short axial length, and the distal end portion of the convex portion 30 has a radial direction of the rotating operation lever. An inclined surface 30a is formed so as to gradually extend to the inner side (lower side in FIG. 10).

The convex portions 32 of the grips 18 and 20 on both sides are also formed in a columnar shape, and the distal end portion of the convex portion 32 is directed radially outward (upward in FIG. 10) of the rotating operation lever. Therefore, an inclined surface 32a that gradually extends toward the center is formed. The inclined surface 32a and the inclined surface 30a are formed to face each other at a predetermined interval.
Even if the three grips 18 to 20 are formed as shown in FIG. 10, the convex portion 30 of the central grip 19 and the convex portions 32 of the grips 18 and 20 on both sides are the rotation centers of the operating levers 13 to 15. Is formed at a position that can be distributed to one and the other of the directions that are directed to each other, and that overlaps the direction.
Even when this embodiment is adopted, the same effect as that obtained when the first embodiment is adopted can be obtained.

It is a front view which shows the operating device of the ship propulsion apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the operating device of the ship propulsion apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows the operating device of the ship propulsion apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the grip of the lever for operation. It is sectional drawing of a spacer. It is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a perspective view in the use condition of an operating device. It is sectional drawing which shows the operating mechanism in an operating device main body. It is a front view which shows the form which uses two levers for operation. It is a figure which shows other embodiment of a grip.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Operating device, 13-15 ... Operation lever, 16 ... Operating device main body, 17 ... Lever main body, 18-20 ... Grip, 29, 31 ... Base, 30, 32 ... Projection, 61 ... Inner spacer.

Claims (2)

An operating device for a marine propulsion device provided with three pivoting operation levers provided on a pivot end of a lever main body on the same axis.
The grip of the operating lever located at the center of the three operating levers includes a base attached to the lever main body, and a pair of convex portions protruding from the base to both sides in the axial direction of the operating lever. Consisting of
The grips of the operating levers located on both sides are composed of a base part attached to the lever body and a convex part protruding from the base part toward the central operating lever side,
The base of each grip is formed at substantially the same position in the direction of the rotation center of the operating lever.
An operating device for a marine propulsion device, wherein the convex portion of the central grip and the convex portions of the grips on both sides are formed so as to be distributed in one direction and the other in the direction and overlap in the direction. The operating device for a marine propulsion device according to claim 1,
The operating lever is provided on one side of each of the three operating device bodies formed in a box shape,
These operating device main bodies are provided with a lever mounting portion to which an operating lever can be attached and detached on one side portion and the other side portion, and are coupled so that three can be disassembled with a spacer for forming a lever rotating space interposed therebetween,
One grip grip on the outside of the three operation levers is configured to be disassembled from one half and the other half in the axial direction of the operation lever, and the operation lever is centered on the operation lever. An operating device for a marine propulsion device, characterized in that it can be attached to an operating lever with the positions of one half and the other half reversed.

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