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Outboard motor exhaust system

US6283809A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 26, 2000
Grant dateSep 4, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B61/045
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exhaust system for an outboard motor includes an improved construction that can reduce cost for providing an expansion chamber of an idle exhaust discharge. The outboard motor includes an engine and a protective cowling that surrounds the engine. The protective cowling includes a top and bottom cowling members. The expansion chamber of the idle exhaust route is defined by at least a bottom surface of the bottom cowling member and a separable member.

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