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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Yukinori Kashima, Hamamatsu, JP;
Akihiro Onoue, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masanori Takahashi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshibumi Iwata, Hamamatsu, JP;
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
An outboard motor includes an internal combustion engine having an induction system formed of a pair of vertically extending plenum chambers which communicate with the combustion chambers formed in the engine via a plurality of intake runners. A common throttle device is located upstream from the plenum chambers and communicates with the plenum chambers via an induction passage having an branch portion. The throttle device is arranged at least partially below an upper surface of the crankcase of the engine. Thus, the overall height of the engine is reduced, thereby reducing the overall height of an outer cowling member provided over the engine.