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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brad J. Vanruiswyk, Waupun, WI (US);
Jay P. Dehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Vinit Prabhu, West Bend, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/00 (2006.01); B63H 20/32 (2006.01); B63H 21/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/002 (2013.01); B63H 20/32 (2013.01); B63H 21/386 (2013.01); B63H 2020/323 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gearcase assembly for a marine drive has a gearcase having a torpedo housing, a torpedo plug in the torpedo housing, the torpedo plug separating a lubricant cavity containing lubricant for the gearcase and a water cavity containing cooling water for the marine drive, and a shift actuator configured to actuate a shift clutch in the gearcase. The shift actuator retains the torpedo plug in place relative to the torpedo housing.