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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Nobuyuki Shomura, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tomohiko Miyaki, Iwata, JP;
Jiro Saiga, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hidehiko Yoshioka, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shuichi Hagino, Hamamatsu, JP;
Nobuyuki Shomura, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tomohiko Miyaki, Iwata, JP;
Jiro Saiga, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hidehiko Yoshioka, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shuichi Hagino, Hamamatsu, JP;
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
An outboard motor includes a vertical multi-cylinder engine, a fly-wheel magneto device, a partition plate, and a ventilation fan. The vertical multi-cylinder engine is disposed in an engine cover and comprises a crank case and a crank shaft, the crank shaft being rotatably disposed and protruding upward from the crank case. The fly-wheel magneto device is disposed on the protruding portion of the crank shaft. The partition plate is disposed in the engine cover and partitions the inside of the engine cover into an engine air-inlet space and a space including a heat-generating source, the engine air-inlet space being disposed at the upper portion of the engine cover, and the space including a heat-generating source being disposed at the lower portion of the engine cover. The ventilation fan is disposed in the lower space below the partition plate.