Title:
MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012232681
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a marine propulsion device capable of preventing damage to an engine cased by flooding.
The marine propulsion device includes an engine, a propeller, a drive shaft, an exhaust path, a water intrusion detecting portion, and a recording portion. The drive shaft transmits a driving force from the engine to the propeller. The exhaust path is a path through which exhaust from the engine passes. The flooding detecting portion detects the possibility of water intrusion indicating that water may have flow through the exhaust path into the engine. The recording portion records a result of detection by the water intrusion detecting portion.
Inventors:
INOUE HIROSHI
Application Number:
JP2011103056A
Publication Date:
November 29, 2012
Filing Date:
May 02, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
B63H20/24; B63H21/32; B63H23/08; F02D45/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinki Global IP Patent Corporation
Yukio Ono
Yamashita
Yukio Ono
Yamashita
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