Outboard motor
US5980341A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B2275/18
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An outboard motor includes an engine holder, an engine disposed above the engine holder in an installed state of the outboard motor, a flywheel magnet device disposed above the engine, an oil filter disposed on a side portion of the engine, an electric equipment box, an air suction device, an exhaust device and a fuel supply device, these electric equipment box, suction device, exhaust device and fuel supply device being arranged around the engine, and an engine cover covering the engine. The air suction device is composed of a throttle body, a surge tank and an intake manifold including a plurality of branch members extending from the surge tank, the intake manifold is disposed vertically, in the installed state, on one side of the engine so that the intake manifold is located between the flywheel magnet device and the oil filter as viewed from a side portion thereof and the intake manifold has at least a portion superposed on the flywheel magnet device and the oil filter as viewed in a plan view. The electric equipment box and the exhaust device are disposed on another side of the engine opposing to the side on which the intake manifold is disposed.
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