Electric outboard motor
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasato Fujiwara, Kota Nakamori, Tatsuya Shibuya
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Abstract
An electric outboard motor includes: an electric motor disposed in an upper portion; a propeller disposed in a lower portion; a drive shaft extending in an up-down direction to transmit rotation of the electric motor to the propeller; and a case including a case upper portion that houses the electric motor and a case lower portion that houses the drive shaft. The case upper portion includes a rearward extension that extends rearward relative to the case lower portion, and a shoulder pad member which is a member separate from the case is provided on a lower surface of the rearward extension.
Claims8
An electric outboard motor, comprising:
- an electric motor disposed in an upper portion;
- a propeller disposed in a lower portion;
- a drive shaft extending in an up-down direction to transmit rotation of the electric motor to the propeller;
- a case including a case upper portion that houses the electric motor and a case lower portion that houses the drive shaft;
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- a mounting device for mounting the case to a hull,
- wherein the case upper portion includes a rearward extension that extends rearward relative to the case lower portion, and a shoulder pad member which is a member separate from the case is provided on a lower surface of the rearward extension, and
- wherein a grasping member which is a member separate from the case is provided on a front part of the case lower portion spaced downward from the case upper portion, the front part being below the mounting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.