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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2000
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An outboard engine comprises: a power unit including a body structure, an engine ( ) disposed in an upper portion of the body structure, a propeller shaft ( ) supported for rotation on a lower portion of the body structure so as to be driven by the engine ( ), and a cowling ( ) detachably attached to the body structure so as to cover the engine ( ) from above and to defining a part of an engine room ( ). A tilt bracket ( ) connected to the body structure of the power unit is connected pivotally to a stern bracket ( ) clamped to a boat by a tilt shaft ( ). The cowling ( ) is provided integrally with a tilt handle ( ) to be gripped by hand when tilting the power unit, and an air inlet structure ( ) through which air is introduced into the engine room ( ).