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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jun Itoh, Hamamatsu, JP;
Ryuji Tanaka, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/5104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/5104 ;
Abstract
An outboard motor is mounted with a multiple-cylinder engine and an intake air is distributed by an intake manifold to respective cylinders of the engine. The intake manifold is formed of synthetic resin and comprises a surge tank and a branch including a plurality of branch sections extending from the surge tank to the respective cylinders. The surge tank and the branch constitute an intake manifold body which is divided along a flow direction of the intake air flowing in the branch sections.