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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Tomokazu Hikosaka, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Tomokazu Hikosaka, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An outboard motor includes an engine vertically supporting a crankshaft above an engine holder and a shift mechanism switching a rotational direction of a propeller shaft by actuating a shift apparatus through a remote control from a shift lever. The shift mechanism includes a first link mechanism connecting a shift cable extending from the shift lever and a clutch rod extending toward a shift rod, the first link mechanism being disposed in a space formed between a lower surface of the engine and an upper surface of the engine holder and also includes a second link mechanism connecting the clutch rod and the shift rod and disposed in a space between a drive shaft housing and a gear case of the outboard motor.