Outboard motor power head assembly
US5498181A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H20/245
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an outboard motor including a fore and aft center plane and comprising a powerhead assembly including a two stroke internal combustion engine including a cylinder block including a port side, a starboard side, a plurality of vertically aligned cylinders in a single bank, which cylinders each include an axis extending at an angle to said center plane and to one of said port and starboard sides, and an exhaust port on the other of said port and starboard sides, and an exhaust gas passage including a main portion extending vertically adjacent said center plane, and a like plurality of elbow portions connecting said exhaust ports to said main portion, which elbow portions include any one change in direction.
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