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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:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 4133 ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ; 440 88 ; 440900 ;
Abstract
A number of embodiments of four-cycle V-type outboard motors embodying an improved and simplified oil filter arrangement wherein the oil filter is easily accessible for servicing is located in close proximity to the oil tank for facilitating pressure relief and is disposed so as to facilitate communication with the main oil gallery of the engine.