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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Toshihiro Nozue, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A marine drive includes an oil pump assembly circumferentially mounted on a rotating shaft. The pump assembly defines a pump chamber. An upper seal member is provided above the pump chamber to effectuate a seal with the shaft so that foreign matter will be inhibited from passing downwardly past the upper seal. An intermediate seal member is provided below the pump chamber and also effectuates a seal with the shaft. The intermediate seal member minimizes leakage of oil from the chamber downwardly past the intermediate seal, and is more specifically directed to inhibit invasion of foreign matter, such as water, upwardly past the seal member. A lower seal member is provided below the intermediate seal member and also effectuates a seal with the shaft. The lower seal member acts as another barrier to inhibit leakage of oil downwardly past the lower seal and invasion of foreign matter upwardly past the lower seal.