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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Inventors:
Yuki Ikegaya, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenji Yukishima, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/14 (2006.01); B23F 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/14 (2013.01); B23F 5/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outboard motor includes a shaft including a second spline that upwardly extends from a housing. The second spline is meshed with a first spline disposed inside either an engine cowl or an upper housing. The second spline includes a distal end and a body. The distal end is provided on an upper end of the shaft. The body is provided below the distal end. In the second spline, a groove width in the circumferential direction at the distal end is larger than a groove width in the circumferential direction at the body.