Outboard-type generator
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshio Ando
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Abstract
An outboard-type generator includes a generator body mountable on a transom of a hull. The outboard-type generator includes an engine and a generator driven by the engine. The generator may be an inverter type generating unit and be connected to an end of a crankshaft of the engine. The generator body has a cooling water inlet to receive cooling water and an exhaust gas outlet. The outboard-type generator is lighter weight and has improved durability, a simplified structure and a higher output in comparison to portable generators.
Claims20
An outboard-type generator comprising:
- a body configured to be mounted on a watercraft and having a cooling water inlet and an exhaust gas outlet;
- an engine disposed in the body and having a crankshaft;
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- an inverter-type generator driven by the crankshaft to generate electricity.
An outboard-type generator comprising a housing having a lower unit submergible in a body of water, a tilt-up mechanism connected to and supporting the housing, the tilt-up mechanism being configured to mount on a transom of a watercraft, a generator configured to generate electricity and disposed within the housing, a water inlet disposed on the housing lower unit so that cooling water enters the housing, the tilt-up mechanism being moveable to raise and lower at least the lower unit to vary a submerged depth of the water inlet, a cooling system connected to the water inlet and being configured to cool the generator with cooling water, and an engine driving the generator and being disposed within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.