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US 12,491,977 B1Granted
Gearcase assemblies for marine drives having torpedo plugs
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsBrad J. VanRuiswyk, Jay P. Dehling, Vinit Prabhu
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Abstract
A gearcase assembly for a marine drive has a gearcase having a torpedo housing, a torpedo plug in the torpedo housing, the torpedo plug separating a lubricant cavity containing lubricant for the gearcase and a water cavity containing cooling water for the marine drive, and a shift actuator configured to actuate a shift clutch in the gearcase. The shift actuator retains the torpedo plug in place relative to the torpedo housing.
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A gearcase assembly for a marine drive, the gearcase assembly comprising:
- a gearcase having a torpedo housing,
- a torpedo plug in the torpedo housing, the torpedo plug separating a lubricant cavity containing lubricant for the gearcase and a water cavity containing cooling water for the marine drive, and
- a shift actuator configured to actuate a shift clutch in the gearcase,
- wherein the shift actuator retains the torpedo plug in place relative to the torpedo housing.
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A gearcase assembly for a marine drive, the gearcase assembly comprising:
- a gearcase having a torpedo housing,
- a torpedo plug in the torpedo housing, the torpedo plug separating a lubricant cavity containing lubricant for the gearcase and a water cavity containing cooling water for the marine drive,
- a shift actuator configured to actuate a shift clutch in the gearcase, wherein the shift actuator retains the torpedo plug in place relative to the torpedo housing, and
- a lower water inlet located along a lower surface of the torpedo housing, adjacent the torpedo plug, the lower water inlet configured to receive cooling water into the water cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.