(19)
(11) EP 0 940 534 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/36

(21) Application number: 98120583.4

(22) Date of filing: 30.10.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E05B 73/00
// B63H20/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.02.1998 JP 4518198
25.06.1998 JP 17836598

(71) Applicant: SANSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kojima, Akinori Yamaha Hatsudoki K.K.
    Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
  • Suzuki, Masaru Yamaha Hatsudoki K.K.
    Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Theft-prevention device for boat propulsion equipment


(57) A theft-prevention device for boat propulsion equipment comprises a key 81 having a characteristic identification code, a reader 82 on the propulsion equipment and a controller 83 for comparing the identification code with a code prestored on the propulsion equipment. As there is no battery on the propulsion equipment, a manual power generator (G) is provided for generating the electric current required for identifying the correct key by the controller.






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