Brunswick Corporation

Jody A Peterson

Michael A Torgerud

Wesley D Koplitz

Robert W Egleston

Mark J Glodowski

Peter P Grinwald

A hose fitting is provided to fluidly couple a hose to a component of a boat engine. The hose fitting includes a lead in portion having a substantially smooth exterior surface, a barbed portion with multiple barbs configured to sealingly engage with an inner liner of the hose, a grip portion with multiple substantially flat grip faces; and a terminating portion configured to couple to the component of the boat engine. The lead in portion, the barbed portion, the grip portion, and the terminating portion collectively define a central flow passage extending through the hose fitting.

Hose fitting and hose assembly for marine vehicles

An oil filter assembly for an engine of an outboard motor includes a base having a high-pressure inlet port, a filter-mounting interface for receiving a filter, and a drain-back port for receiving a drain-back insert of the filter. The base includes an engine-mounting interface for mounting the base to the engine, which includes a high-pressure outlet port and a low-pressure outlet port providing oil to the engine. The base provides fluid communication between the high-pressure inlet port and an inlet side of the filter and between an outlet side of the filter and the high-pressure outlet port when the filter is installed and the drain-back insert is within the drain-back port. The base provides fluid communication between the drain-back port and the low-pressure outlet port when the drain-back insert is not within the drain-back port. A clean oil fill passageway is in fluid communication with the low-pressure outlet port.

Oil filter assemblies

An outboard motor engine has a cylinder block including vertically stacked cylinders divided into two cylinder banks arranged in a V-shape. Two cylinder heads define intake passages, each intake passage corresponding to a respective cylinder. Air intake manifolds include air intake runners that extend from an opposite end of the engine, around outer sides of the cylinder block, and respectively connect to the intake passages. Two vertically extending fuel rails are respectively located between the first cylinder head and the first air intake manifold and between the second cylinder head and the second air intake manifold. The fuel rails are integral with either the respective cylinder heads, or the respective air intake manifolds. Fuel injectors are coupled to the fuel rails and vertically spaced from one another with respect to each fuel rail such that each fuel injector is associated with a respective cylinder.

Outboard motor powerhead section and fuel delivery system

An outboard motor powerhead section includes an engine having vertically stacked cylinders. The engine includes intake passages extending through the cylinder head to the cylinders. A fuel rail extends along a vertical center axis alongside the cylinder head. Receiver cups are coupled to the fuel rail and vertically spaced from one another such that each receiver cup is associated with a respective cylinder. Each receiver cup has a respective connector passage providing fluid communication between the fuel rail and receiver cup. Fuel injectors are respectively coupled to the receiver cups. Each fuel injector has an inlet end located in a respective receiver cup and extends along a center axis toward a nozzle end that extends into a respective intake passage. A cowl covers the engine. The vertical center axis of the fuel rail is located relatively more inboard with respect to the engine than is at least one connector passage.

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Oshkosh, WI, United States of America

Jody A Peterson