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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Consortium DE Recherche Brp-universite DE Sherbrooke S.e.n.c., Sherbrooke, CA;
Roger Rioux, Sherbrooke, CA;
Simon Richard, Sherbrooke, CA;
Eric Lafreniere, Saint-Nicephore, CA;
Real Dupont, St-Elie-d'Orford, CA;
Maxime Desjardins-Goulet, Sherbrooke, CA;
Consortium de Recherche BRP—Universite de Sherbrooke S.E.N.C., Sherbrooke, CA;
Abstract
A watercraft propulsion system has a driveshaft, one of an impeller and a propeller, an overrunning clutch having outer and inner races, a driveshaft connector connecting the driveshaft to the outer race, an electric motor having a motor output shaft operatively connected to the outer race, and an internal combustion engine. The engine has a crankcase and a crankshaft operatively connected to the inner race. A lubricant pump supplies lubricant to the overrunning clutch via lubricant passages in the crankshaft. A watercraft having the propulsion system and a hybrid propulsion conversion system for a watercraft are also disclosed.