Oil sump housing for outboard motor
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsWayne M. Jaszewski, Darin C. Uppgard
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Abstract
An oil sump housing for an outboard motor of a marine vessel is provided. The oil sump housing includes an upper mounting flange including multiple upper mounting holes, a lower mounting flange including multiple lower mounting holes, and an inner housing wall and an outer housing wall extending between the upper mounting flange and the lower mounting flange. The inner housing wall defines a transmission mounting cavity, and the inner housing wall and the outer housing wall define an oil containment cavity that at least partially surrounds the transmission mounting cavity.
Claims20
An oil sump housing for a marine drive of a marine vessel, the oil sump housing comprising:
- an inner housing wall defining a transmission mounting cavity configured to house a transmission;
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- an outer housing wall, wherein the inner housing wall and the outer housing wall define an oil containment cavity that at least partially surrounds the transmission mounting cavity.
A marine drive for a marine vessel, the marine drive comprising:
- a powerhead that causes rotation of a driveshaft;
- an oil sump housing located below the powerhead and comprising:
- an inner housing wall defining a transmission mounting cavity;
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- an outer housing wall, wherein the inner housing wall and the outer housing wall define an oil containment cavity that at least partially surrounds the transmission mounting cavity;
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- a transmission located within the transmission mounting cavity and coupled to the driveshaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.