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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Troy J. Kollmann, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Inventor:
Troy J. Kollmann, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H021/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A marine propulsion device is provided with a thermoelectric device connected in thermal communication with fuel as it flows through the fuel system of an engine. The thermoelectric device can be a Peltier-effect device that uses electric current to cause heat to flow from a cold portion of the Peltier-effect device to a hot portion of the Peltier-effect device. A secondary heat exchanger removes heat from the Peltier-effect device. As a result, heat is removed from the fuel in order to inhibit the creation of a 'vapor lock' condition in association with the engine.