Marine engine

US7513812B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BRP-POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG · AT

Inventors

• Markus Hochmayr · Krenglbach, AT
• Roland Ennsmann · Fallsbach, AT
• Robert Plomberger · Zell am See, AT
• Karl Glinsner · Wels, AT
• Michael Dopona · Bad Hall, AT
• Richard Winkoff · Wels, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 7, 2009
• Expiry date: Apr 15, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63B21/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A marine engine has a crankcase and a cylinder bank. An upper end of the cylinder bank defines a plane. A cylinder head is connected to the upper end of the cylinder bank. A crankshaft is disposed in the crankcase. A pump is operatively connected to the crankshaft so as to be operatively driven thereby. A center of the pump is disposed above the plane defined by the upper end of the cylinder bank. In another aspect, a marine engine has a crankcase and a crankshaft. A starter ring gear is disposed on an end portion of the crankshaft. A diameter of the starter ring gear is less than a width of the crankcase. A starter motor selectively engages the starter ring gear and is disposed such that the starter ring gear is disposed between the crankcase and the starter motor.