Brunswick Corporation

Jinesh Arakkal Meethal

Gregg Donald Langenfeld

Christopher R Jenks

Thomas A Immel

A marine engine comprises a powerhead having an engine block, a cylinder head and a crankcase containing a crankshaft. Operation of the marine engine causes rotation of the crankshaft. A crankcase cover encloses the crankshaft in the crankcase. A supercharger is on the crankcase cover, the supercharger being configured to provide charge air for combustion in the powerhead. The supercharger comprises a charge air outlet for conveying charge air from the supercharger for combustion in the powerhead, the charge air outlet being oriented so as to discharge the charge air towards the powerhead.

Marine engines having a supercharger

A marine engine has a powerhead having an cylinder block, a cylinder head, and a crankcase; a supercharger providing charge air for combustion in the powerhead, wherein the supercharger discharges the charge air to an outlet duct; and a charge air cooler cooling the charge air prior to combustion in the powerhead. The charge air cooler has an upstream inlet receiving the charge air from the outlet duct and a downstream outlet discharging the charge air to the cylinder head. The downstream outlet is coupled to the cylinder head by a first one of a rigid seal device and a flexible seal device and the upstream inlet is coupled to the outlet duct by a different, second one of the rigid seal device and flexible joint device.

Sealing configurations for marine engines having a supercharger and charge air cooler

A combination cooling/filtration device is for cooling and filtering lubricant in an outboard motor. The device includes a body; a lubricant cooler configured to cool the lubricant, the lubricant cooler having an inlet port that receives cooling fluid and an outlet port that discharges the cooling fluid; a filter configured to filter the lubricant; and a lubricant passage extending through the body. The lubricant passage is configured to convey the lubricant from upstream to downstream, and in particular to the lubricant cooler, then to the filter, and then to an engine of the outboard motor. The body is axially elongated from top to bottom, the filter is mounted on the top of the body, and the lubricant cooler is located in the body below the filter.

Combination lubricant/filtration device for outboard motors

A marine engine comprises a powerhead having an engine block, a cylinder head and a crankcase containing a crankshaft. Operation of the marine engine causes rotation of the crankshaft. A crankcase cover encloses the crankshaft in the crankcase. A supercharger is on the crankcase cover, the supercharger being configured to provide charge air for combustion in the powerhead. The supercharger comprises a charge air outlet for conveying charge air from the supercharger for combustion in the powerhead. A drainage port drains lubricant from the supercharger to the crankcase.

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Fond du Lac, WI, United States of America

Jinesh Arakkal Meethal