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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Yoshiyuki Matsuda, Wako, JP;
Hajime Yoshimura, Wako, JP;
Nobuchika Katagiri, Wako, JP;
Masahide Shinokawa, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Matsuda, Wako, JP;
Hajime Yoshimura, Wako, JP;
Nobuchika Katagiri, Wako, JP;
Masahide Shinokawa, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An outboard motor includes a transmission mechanism mounted between an output shaft of an engine and a propeller drive shaft. The transmission mechanism includes a clutch. An oil pump for generating a hydraulic pressure so as to switch the clutch is disposed underneath a lowermost one of transmission gears closely thereto. An oil pan is disposed underneath the oil pump and is placed inside an exhaust channel of a gear case.