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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel P. Hoffman, Waupun, WI (US);
Jeffrey A. Vandenabeele, Appleton, WI (US);
George D. Idzikowski, Lomira, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10 (2006.01); B63H 20/32 (2006.01); F02M 35/16 (2006.01); B63H 20/00 (2006.01); F02B 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/167 (2013.01); B63H 20/001 (2013.01); B63H 20/32 (2013.01); F02B 61/045 (2013.01); F02M 35/1036 (2013.01); F02M 35/10347 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outboard marine engine comprises a crankcase; a crankshaft disposed in the crankcase and being rotatable about a crankshaft axis; a crankcase cover on the crankcase, the crankcase cover enclosing the crankshaft in the crankcase; and an air intake plenum that is integrally formed with the crankcase cover. The air intake plenum conveys intake air for combustion in the outboard marine engine.