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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tomonori Suzuki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9034 ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of outboard motors incorporating improved arrangements for lubricating the cam lobes and associated components of the camshaft that is relatively independent of the pressure lubricating system of the engine. In each embodiment, a porous member is saturated with lubricant and engages the cam lobe surface so as to lubricate it even immediately upon starting.