PURPOSE: To provide a marine propulsion device comprising a sensor for supplying a signal without needing a wire extending between a boat and an engine.
CONSTITUTION: A marine propulsion device comprises a propulsion unit which is adapted to be mounted on a boat and which includes a propeller shaft and an internal combustion engine 22 drivingly connected to the propeller shaft, wherein the engine 22 includes an engine block structure 34 having a combustion chamber and defining an air intake passage communicable with the combustion chamber, a throttle plate 118 movably supported by the engine block structure and located in the air intake passage, a structure for moving the throttle plate in response to movement of an operator control member, and a structure supported by the engine block structure for providing a signal indicating the position of the control member independent of the position of the throttle plate.
FURETSUCHIYAA SHII BERUTO
EICHI NOOMAN PIITAASEN
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