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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2024
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Koji Naganuma, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yuki Eidome, Hamamatsu, JP;
Sho Okamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuya Nishiguchi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hiroki Kamikawa, Hamamatsu, JP;
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
An outboard motor includes upper and lower shafts extending from an engine toward a propeller, a transmission mechanism interposed between the upper and lower shafts, and a shift device that operates the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an upper gear fixed to the upper shaft, a lower gear rotatably supported by the lower shaft, and an intermediate gear meshing with the upper and lower gears. The shift device includes a shift shaft extending downward from an actuator, a cam mechanism that converts rotation of the shift shaft into upper-lower movement of an operation portion, a shift slider coupled to the operation portion, a dog clutch coupled to the lower shaft and connectable to the upper or lower gear, and a connector pin coupling the shift slider and the dog clutch. The shift slider is positioned above the upper gear or below the lower gear.
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