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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Kusche, Oshkosh, WI (US);
James C. Hubbell, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 1/15 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 1/15 ;
Abstract
A torsional damper is provided for an outboard motor and disposed between a flywheel and the engine of the outboard motor. The torsional damper is also shaped to be disposed within a cavity of the flywheel formed by a plate portion and a skirt portion of the flywheel. The torsional damper comprises an inner member that is attached to the flywheel, an outer wheel that operates as a spring mass, and a resilient central member that is made of an elastomeric material and disposed between the inner and outer members.