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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Shinichi Ide, Wako, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsuda, Wako, JP;
Masahiro Akiyama, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a drive shaft support structure for a marine propulsion machine, a gear case is provided with a vertical drive shaft receiving, bore and a drive shaft driven by an internal combustion engine is supported for rotation in the drive shaft receiving bore. A gear case is provided with a gear chamber connected to the lower end of the drive shaft receiving bore. A bevel gear mechanism for transmitting power from the drive shaft to a propeller shaft is disposed in the gear chamber. The drive shaft is supported for rotation in a bearing. The bearing is fitted in the drive shaft receiving bore and is held fixedly in place with a bearing-fastening member screwed in an internal threaded part of the drive shaft receiving bore. A covering member provided with a central hole through which the drive shaft is passed is attached to the gear case so as to close the open upper end of the drive shaft receiving bore in a liquid-tight fashion. The bearing is held fixedly in the gear case to prevent the vertical movement of the drive shaft.