Outboard engine unit
US7621791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H20/32
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an outboard engine unit, a cover assembly, defining a lower half section of an engine room, is composed of left and right cover members each formed of resin, and a bracket is fixed to a rear portion of the engine or engine support structure. The left and right cover members are fixed at their respective rear portions to the bracket. Centerline of an engine cylinder is offset from a centerline of the engine room toward one of left and right sides of the unit, and an ignition plug is provided on the other side opposite from the one side toward which the engine cylinder centerline is offset.
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