Engine coupler for stern drive
US4634391A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2300/0212
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A coupling assembly (17) for coupling the crankshaft (18) of an inboard engine (11) to the input shaft (19) of an outboard propulsion unit (15) has a coupling member (21) stamped from steel. The coupling member (21) is attached to the engine flywheel (20) at three points at the vertices of the triangular coupling member base. An elastomeric annulus (23) couples the coupling member (21) to the input shaft (19).
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