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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1991
James C Hubbell, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, IL (US);
Abstract
A driveshaft housing structure adapted for interposition between the powerhead and the gearcase of an outboard marine propulsion system. The driveshaft housing structure is integrally formed, and provides a driveshaft passage, a cooling water intake conduit arrangement, an exhaust discharge passage, a cooling water discharge passage, and an exhaust idler relief system. The listed components are formed of a series of walls which comprise a part of the integrally formed driveshaft housing structure, to provide a unitary one-piece cast structure eliminating the need to assemble an adaptor plate to the upper end of a driveshaft housing, as in the prior art. The unitary one-piece structure is constructed from lost foam casting of an assembled pattern which allows the various components to be integrally formed with each other.