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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Applicant:
Yoshihito Fukuoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshihito Fukuoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 5/10 (2006.01); F02N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An outboard motor that facilitates replacement of an impeller of a water pump includes a water pump arranged to pump coolant and a pump driving mechanism arranged to distribute power from a drive shaft to the water pump. At least a portion of the water pump in which an impeller is housed can be detached and attached from the outside of an upper case. The pump driving mechanism distributes power in a direction generally perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive shaft and transmits the power to the water pump.