Electric outboard motor
View Patent ↗In one embodiment, an electric outboard motor includes a motor casing in which an electric motor and a propeller shaft are accommodated; a shaft configured to connect the motor casing to an operation handle; a fixing member configured to fix the shaft to a hull; and a shaft adjuster provided on the shaft and configured to adjust distance between the motor casing and the fixing member.
1. An electric outboard motor comprising:
a motor casing in which an electric motor and a propeller shaft are accommodated such way that the electric motor is positioned above the propeller;
a shaft extending from a top of the motor casing, the shaft configured to connect the motor casing to an operation handle;
a clamp mechanism configured to fix the shaft to a hull;
a shaft adjuster attached to the clamp mechanism and slidable on the shaft to adjust distance between the motor casing and the clamp mechanism; and
a cavitation plate provided on an outer surface of the motor casing,
wherein the electric motor is disposed at a higher position than the cavitation plate, and wherein the propeller is disposed at a lower position than the cavitation plate.
2. The electric outboard motor according to claim 1 , wherein the motor casing is configured in a T-shape when viewed from a side of the hull.
3. The electric outboard motor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixing member and the motor casing are configured to contact a ground at a time of storage; and
the electric outboard motor is configured to take an attitude, in which the operating handle is moved to a position not touching the ground, at a time of storage.
4. The electric outboard motor according to claim 1 , wherein the motor casing is composed of at least two members having a mating surface that is perpendicular to a traveling direction of the hull in a mounted state.
5. The electric outboard motor according to claim 4 , wherein the electric motor is disposed inside one of the at least two members, and wherein the one of the at least two members being positioned opposite to a propeller connected to the propeller shaft.