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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2000
Mark Whiteside, Zion, IL (US);
Gerald F. Bland, Glenview, IL (US);
Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Grant, FL (US);
Abstract
A marine propulsion system ( ) including a vertical drive unit ( ) adapted to have a common upper gear case housing ( ) for use with either one of a cone clutch shifting apparatus ( ) or a clutch dog shifting apparatus ( ). The upper gear case housing is designed to have bearing support surfaces ( ) common to both applications and to have a bottom mating surface ( ) adapted for attachment to a lower gear case ( ) including either a clutch dog shifting apparatus ( ) or a non-shifting power transfer apparatus ( ). A shift linkage ( ) is designed to have a first set of parts ( ) adapted for connection to the cone clutch shifting apparatus ( ) and having a second set of parts ( ) adapted for connection to the clutch dog shifting apparatus ( ) and having a third common set of parts ( ) necessary for connection to either the cone clutch shifting apparatus or the clutch dog shifting apparatus.