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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2005
John O. Scherer, Iii, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Gary J. Schaub, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Jay P. Dehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
John O. Scherer, III, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Gary J. Schaub, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Jay P. Dehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A cooling system for a marine propulsion device provides a water flow directing device, which is generally annular in shape, which has a water inlet extending from it. The water flow directing device is attachable to a gear case of a marine propulsion device and is configured to conduct a flow of water from a water inlet to a passage formed within the marine propulsion device and connected in fluid communication with a water pump that causes the water to flow to a cooling system of an internal combustion engine. The water flow directing device is removably attachable to a seal carrier which, in turn, is attachable to a bearing carrier disposed within an internal cavity of the gear case. A secondary inlet is provided through a surface of the gear case and in fluid communication with an internal annular passage of the water flow directing device to encourage a flow of water into the cooling system when the marine propulsion device is operating at slow speeds or is stationary in a body of water.