Marine drives
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsTimothy D. Krupp, Timothy J. Eddy
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Abstract
A marine drive is for propelling a marine vessel in water. The marine drive comprises an upper unit; a lower unit for supporting a propulsor for propelling the marine drive in the water, wherein the lower unit is suspended from the upper unit and is configured for attachment to the marine vessel via a mounting bracket which supports the marine drive relative to the marine vessel; a cowling suspended on the upper unit apart from the lower unit; and a vibration isolating joint which couples the lower unit to the upper unit so as to vibrationally isolate the upper unit and the cowling from the lower unit and the marine vessel.
Claims19
A marine drive for propelling a marine vessel in water, the marine drive comprising:
- an upper unit including a frame body and a service tray,
- a lower unit for supporting a propulsor for propelling the marine drive in the water, wherein the lower unit is suspended from the upper unit and is configured for attachment to the marine vessel via a mounting bracket which supports the marine drive relative to the marine vessel,
- a cowling suspended from the service tray apart from the lower unit, and
- a vibration isolating joint which couples the lower unit to the upper unit to vibrationally isolate the upper unit and the cowling from the lower unit and the marine vessel.
A marine drive for propelling a marine vessel in water, the marine drive extending from a top to a bottom along a first axis, from a port side to a starboard side along a second axis which is perpendicular to the first axis, and from a front to a back along a third axis which is perpendicular to the first axis and perpendicular to the second axis, the marine drive comprising:
- an upper unit including a service tray,
- a lower unit disposed below the upper unit along the first axis, the lower unit configured to support a propulsor for propelling the marine drive in the water, wherein the lower unit is suspended from the upper unit and is configured for attachment to the marine vessel via a mounting bracket which supports the marine drive relative to the marine vessel,
- a cowling suspended from the service tray apart from the lower unit, the cowling comprising an upper portion which is coupled to and encloses the upper unit and a lower portion which is spaced apart from but encloses an upper portion of the lower unit, and
- a vibration isolating joint which couples the lower unit to the upper unit to vibrationally isolate the upper unit and the cowling from the lower unit and the marine vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.