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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Cox Powertrain Limited, Shoreham-By-Sea, GB;
James Barratt, Shoreham-By-Sea, GB;
COX POWERTRAIN LIMITED, Shoreham-By-Sea, GB;
Abstract
A marine outboard motor for a marine vessel. The marine outboard motor includes: a housing comprising a chamber and at least one inlet arranged to be submerged, in use, into a body of water in which the marine outboard motor is operated, in order to draw water into the chamber; an engine assembly comprising an internal combustion engine; a drive shaft positioned in the housing, wherein the drive shaft is coupled to the internal combustion engine to drive a propulsion arrangement; a cooling system for cooling the internal combustion engine, the cooling system configured convey drawn water along a coolant flow path through the housing to deliver the drawn water to the internal combustion engine; and a sleeve by which the drive shaft is sealed from drawn water within the housing, the sleeve having first and second ends, wherein at least a part of the drive shaft is encased within the sleeve.