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Exhaust system for outboard motors

US5911608A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1993
Grant dateJun 15, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A number of embodiments of an exhaust system for outboard motors that includes a trap portion in a conduit which conveys the exhaust gases from an expansion chamber formed in the drive shaft housing to an underwater exhaust gas discharge. The trap portion has a horizontal section that is disposed above the water level, and various orientations are depicted. In addition, a catalyst is also provided, and the catalyst is protected from water also by the construction.

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