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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryoji Nakahama, Hamamatsu, JP;
Naoyoshi Kuragaki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 86 ; 440 75 ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of marine outboard drives having a horizontally disposed input shaft and a vertically disposed drive shaft with a transmission means for driving the drive shaft from the input shaft. In accordance with the invention, the transmission means comprises a selectively operable coupling position rearwardly of the drive shaft so as to not interfere with tilting movement of the outboard drive about a horizontally disposed pivot axis.