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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1994
Russell J VanRens, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an outboard motor comprising a steerable and tiltable propulsion unit including a lower unit including a vertically extending drive shaft housing, a drive shaft extending vertically in the drive shaft housing and located in a plane extending in a fore and aft direction, and a propeller shaft driven by the drive shaft and extending in the fore and aft plane, and a powerhead comprising a four stroke engine including a vertically extending crankshaft located forwardly of the drive shaft and in laterally spaced relation to the fore and aft plane, a cylinder extending horizontally and radially from the crankshaft and at an acute angle to the fore and aft plane, a camshaft extending generally vertically in the fore and aft plane and in vertical alignment with and in driving connection with the drive shaft, and a gear set drivingly connecting the crankshaft and the camshaft for rotatably driving the camshaft at a rotational speed which is one-half of the rotational speed of the crankshaft.