| US 7,387,552 B2 | ||
| Trim adjusting device for small surface boat | ||
| Hiroshi Iwakami, Wako (Japan); Takao Kochi, Wako (Japan); and Tadaaki Nagata, Wako (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/391,199. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-102017 (JP), filed on Mar. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0223388 A1, Oct. 05, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B63H 11/113 (2006.01); B63H 11/107 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 440—42 [440/40] | 2 Claims |
| 1. A trim adjusting device for a small surface boat, comprising:
a nozzle for projecting jet water rearward, said nozzle located rearwardly of a jet propeller disposed in a boat body;
a nozzle drive mechanism connected to the nozzle for operating the nozzle upward or downward; and
operating means disposed on a handle, and connected to the nozzle drive mechanism, said operating means having a trim operation
lever, wherein
said nozzle drive mechanism includes a lever member connected to said trim operation lever, a cam member having an engaging
portion that engages said lever member, a reverse rotation preventing claw member engageable with said engaging portion, and
a link member having a first end and a second end, said first end abutting said cam member and said second end connected to
the nozzle.
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