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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuo Mineno, Hamamatsu, JP;
Keisuke Daikoku, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ; B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 49 ; 440 76 ;
Abstract
An outboard motor to be mounted to a hull comprises an engine holder connected to the hull, an engine mounted on the engine holder in a perpendicular fashion in which a crank shaft of the engine extends vertically, an oil pan mounted to a lower portion of the engine holder, and an oil pump for supplying an oil stored in the oil pan to the engine, in which the engine including a crank case, a cylinder block and a cylinder head, which are all secured to the engine holder by fastening bolts for improving the rigidity of a mounted engine and that of an assembled outboard motor and simplifying the structure thereof.