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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Steven J. Amerling, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Bradley R. Stafford, Omro, WI (US);
Rick R. Roth, Oakfield, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine drive has a propulsion unit, a supporting cradle, a resilient mount that couples the propulsion unit to the supporting cradle, a sound blocking member that extends across an internal gap between the propulsion unit and the supporting cradle, and a cowling system having upper and lower cowlings that cover at least a portion of the propulsion unit and lower cradle covers that cover at least a portion of the supporting cradle. The upper and lower cowlings are separated from the lower cradle covers by an external gap so that the upper and lower cowlings can move along with the propulsion unit and with respect to the supporting cradle and the cradle covers. The sound blocking member blocks the sound which otherwise would emanate from propulsion unit via the internal gap and then from the marine drive via the external gap.