Outboard electric motor
AssigneeEcomar Propulsion Ltd
InventorsEugene Xavier BARI, Anthony BENNETT, Angelito BARBIERTO, Malcolm PADWICK
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Abstract
The modular marine outboard electric motor comprises: a motor housing which encloses an electric motor. The motor housing is adapted to connect to a drive shaft housing which encloses a drive shaft connected to a coupler. The coupler is configured in use to transfer torque from the motor to the drive shaft. The drive shaft housing is adapted to connect to a gearbox housing which encloses a gearbox connected to an output shaft.
Claims15
A marine outboard electric motor comprising:
- a motor housing which encloses an electric motor;
- the motor housing is adapted to connect to a drive shaft housing, which encloses a drive shaft connected to a coupler, the coupler is configured in use to transfer torque from the motor to the drive shaft;
- and the drive shaft housing is adapted to connect to a gearbox housing which encloses a gearbox connected to an output, wherein the drive shaft housing has cooling channels therewithin which connect to cooling channels in the motor housing and to cooling channels in the gearbox housing;
- and the drive shaft housing, gearbox housing and motor housing each have self-sealing valves which are operative to seal the cooling channels when the drive shaft housing is disconnected from the motor housing and/or the gearbox housing.
A motor housing encloses an electric motor, the motor housing is adapted to connect to a drive shaft housing wherein the electric motor housing has cooling channels which connect to cooling channels in the drive shaft housing and self-sealing valves which are operative to seal the cooling channels in the motor housing when the motor housing is disconnected from the drive shaft housing.
A drive shaft housing which encloses a drive shaft connected to a coupler, the coupler is configured in use to transfer torque from the motor to the drive shaft, the drive shaft housing is adapted to connect to a gearbox housing and to a motor housing, wherein the drive shaft housing has cooling channels which connect to cooling channels in the motor housing and to cooling channels in the gearbox housing;
- and self-sealing valves which are operative to seal the cooling channels in the driveshaft housing when the drive shaft housing is disconnected from the motor housing and/or the gearbox housing.
A gearbox housing is adapted to connect to a driveshaft housing and encloses a gearbox connected to an output, the gearbox housing has cooling channels which connect to cooling channels in the driveshaft housing and self-sealing valves which are operative to seal the cooling channels in the gearbox housing when the gearbox housing is disconnected from the drive shaft housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.