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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philip A Anderson, Waukegan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-1 ; 322 36 ; 1231 / ; 440 88 ;
Abstract
A marine propulsion device includes an engine having an alternator for charging a storage battery. A voltage regulator and rectifier is connected in circuit between the alternator and the storage battery and is disposed within a housing in heat exchange relation with cooling liquid disposed in a water jacket of the engine. The regulator and rectifier are driven by the storage battery and a thermostatic switch is disposed in circuit between the battery and the regulator and rectifier for interrupting power thereto when the temperature of the regulator and rectifier exceeds a predetermined limit.