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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shuichi Mishima, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 1231922 ;
Abstract
In an outboard motor, an engine is mounted to an upper portion of an engine holder. A crank shaft is vertically disposed in a crank case of the engine. A plurality of cylinders are arranged in a cylinder block of the engine in parallel with each other in a vertical direction. An oil pan is disposed in the engine holder, and a balancing device is mounted to a bottom surface of the cylinder block facing the oil pan. The cylinder block is disposed between the crank case and a cylinder head. The bottom surface of the cylinder block is recessed. In this recessed portion, a balancing device is disposed.