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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2015
Brp Us Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Darrell Wiatrowski, Libertyville, IL (US);
Mark Whiteside, Zion, IL (US);
George Broughton, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Mark Noble, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
BRP US INC., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
A marine outboard engine for a watercraft has a stern bracket for mounting the marine outboard engine to the watercraft, a swivel bracket pivotally connected to the stern bracket about a generally horizontal tilt/trim axis, and a drive unit pivotally connected to the swivel bracket about a steering axis. The steering axis is generally perpendicular to the tilt/trim axis. A hydraulic actuator is operatively connected to the stern bracket and the swivel bracket for pivoting the swivel bracket and the drive unit relative to the stern bracket about the tilt/trim axis. A pump is mounted to the swivel bracket. The pump is pivotable about the tilt/trim axis together with the swivel bracket. The pump is fluidly connected to the hydraulic actuator to supply hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator.