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Title:
PROPULSION DEVICE FOR SHIP
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS61238590
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A marine propulsion device (10) comprises an internal combustion engine (16) and a propulsion unit (34) mounted via a pivot and gimbal arrangement on the transom (14) of a boat for pivotal movement relative to the transom (14) about a generally vertical steering axis and about a generally horizontal tilt axis. The propulsion unit (34) includes a propeller (38) operably connected to the engine (16). A pump (62) is provided for pumping cooling water from the exterior of the propulsion unit (34) to the engine (16), through a conduit (76, 66,80) extending from the pump (62) to the engine (16) and having a low point below both the pump (62) and the connection of the conduit to engine (16). A drain (70,86) is provided for draining water from adjacent the low point of the conduit (66). Conduit section (80) is coupled to sections (66, 76) automatically when the propulsion unit (34) is mounted on the pivot housing (30) and decoupled when the unit (34) is demounted.

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Inventors:
JIERARUDO EFU BURANDO
DONARUDO KEI SARIBUAN
Application Number:
JP27129785A
Publication Date:
October 23, 1986
Filing Date:
December 02, 1985
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
OUTBOARD MARINE CORP
International Classes:
B63H21/38; F01P3/20; B63H20/00; F01P11/04; F02B61/04; F16L41/14; B63H20/28; (IPC1-7): B63H5/12; B63H21/38; F01P3/20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kyozo Yuasa