Brunswick Corporation

Charles M Mixon

Gary L Meisenburg

Phillip D Magee

Robert B Weronke

Edward C Eick

Woody R Smith

Waylon D Shields

Steven J Pavey

A marine drive (10, 310) has two counter-rotating propellers (12 and 14, 312 and 314). Inner and outer concentric counter-rotating propeller shafts (40 and 42, 340 and 338) are supported by a spool (38, 336) in the lower horizontal bore (28, 328). Passages are provided in the housing for communicating lubrication and/or exhaust with the horizontal bore. Locking structure (50, 404) holds the driven gears and bearings in place in the lower horizontal bore.

Marine dual propeller lower bore drive assembly

A marine drive (10) has two counter-rotating surface operating propellers (12, 14). Inner and outer concentric counter-rotating propeller shafts (40, 42) are supported by a spool assembly (38) locked and retained against rotation and against axial movement in the lower horizontal bore (28) in the torpedo (34) of the drive housing (26) by axially spaced left and right hand threads (44 and 46). A thrust bearing assembly (98) transfers thrust from the outer propeller shaft to the inner propeller shaft during rotation of the propeller shafts in opposite axial direction and is axially located between fore and aft driven gears (76 and 78). Propeller shaft sealing and bearing structure, and propeller self-centering mounting structure is provided.

Marine drive having two counter-rotating surfacing propellers and dual

A marine drive (10) has two counter-rotating surface operating propellers (12 and 14). An upper adaptor spool (48) has a lower threaded outer portion (50) mating with a threaded portion (46) of the vertical bore (26) of the drive housing (20) and supporting the upper gear (42) for rotation about the driveshaft (36) and supporting the driveshaft (36) for rotation within the adaptor spool (48). Vertical bore structure enables assembly from above of the majority of the vertical drive train components into a one-piece unitary integrally cast housing. The vertical distance between the adaptor spool (48) and the lower bearing (118) supporting the vertical driveshaft (36) is about equal to propeller radius. The lower concentric counter-rotating propeller shafts (156, 158) are spaced from the upper input shaft (28) by a distance along the driveshaft (36) in the range of about 9 to 15 inches.

Counter-rotating surfacing marine drive

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Stillwater, OK, United States of America

Charles M Mixon