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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2022
Zf Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, Llc, Miramar, FL (US);
Zf Padova S.r.l., Casselle di Selvazzano, IT;
Gator Tail Llc, Loreauville, LA (US);
Keith Stanley, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Drew Orvieto, Plantation, FL (US);
David Friedenberg, Plantation, FL (US);
Andrea Pellegrinetti, Malcesine, IT;
Mattia Caracristi, Isera, IT;
Michele Zottele, Trento, IT;
Kyle Broussard, New Iberia, LA (US);
Blaine Broussard, Loreauville, LA (US);
ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLC, Miramar, FL (US);
ZF Padova S.r.l., Casselle di Selvazzano, IT;
Gator Tail LLC, Loreauville, LA (US);
Abstract
A gearcase for a marine propulsion system has an input shaft rotatable about a central axis of rotation and an output shaft coaxially arranged with the input shaft. A clutch assembly is operable between a first clutch position and a second clutch position, wherein, when the clutch assembly is in the first clutch position, the input shaft is coupled to the output shaft for rotating the output shaft in a first rotational direction. When the clutch assembly is in the second clutch position a gear assembly operably connects the input shaft to the output shaft for rotating the output shaft in an opposite second rotational direction. The gearcase can be part of a marine propulsion system, such as an outboard motor for a mud boat. A method of transferring power in a gearcase and a marine propulsion system are also disclosed.