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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomohiro Yasui, Kariya, JP;
Yoshimitsu Sugiura, Kariya, JP;
Yushiro Isobe, Okazaki, JP;
Tatsuhisa Yokoi, Toyota, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A ship propulsion unit includes: an engine including a crankshaft extending in a front-rear direction of a ship; a propeller shaft; a power transmission mechanism configured to couple the crankshaft and the propeller shaft; an upper case; and a lower case accommodating the propeller shaft and connected to the upper case. The power transmission mechanism includes a drive shaft extending from the upper case toward the lower case. The upper case and the engine are fixed to a ship body. A connection portion between the upper case and the lower case is provided with a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the lower case around an axis of the drive shaft.