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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2022
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Honda, Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An outboard motor includes: an upper case supported on a hull; a lower case pivotably supported on the upper case; a first drive source disposed within the upper case; a planetary gear mechanism connected to the first drive source via an upper drive shaft; a propeller shaft connected to the planetary gear mechanism via a lower drive shaft; and a second drive source that provides the lower case with a torque. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear, a planetary carrier supporting planetary gears and connected to an upper end of the lower drive shaft, and an internal gear. One of the sun gear and the internal gear is connected to the lower end of the upper drive shaft, and the other is connected to the lower case to provide the lower case with a torque in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the lower drive shaft.