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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Naoki Kato, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 77 ; 440 88 ;
Abstract
A cowling arrangement for an outboard motor including an improved air induction system including a cavity formed at the rear end of the main cowling portion and having at least three vertically upstanding ducts for delivering air to the interior of the main cowling and the engine for its operation. The ducts are arranged in such a manner as to improve water separation and prevent the ingestion of water into the engine.