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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Masanori Takahashi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshibumi Iwata, Hamamtasu, JP;
Katsumi Ochiai, Hamamtasu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 21/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for replenishing a lubricant pan with the lubricant comprises a lubricant tank provided separately from the lubricant pan. A lubricant replenishing pump is provided in the lubricant tank for replenishing the lubricant pan with the lubricant. A lubricant level sensor is adapted to detect the lubricant level in the lubricant tank upon a main switch of an engine being turned on. The lubricant replenishing pump is operated according to the detected lubricant level to replenish the lubricant pan with a specified replenishing amount of the lubricant from the lubricant tank.