Electric outboard machine
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorsHiroki KAMIKAWA, Nami HOSODA
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Abstract
An electric outboard machine for propelling a boat, includes: an outer case provided in a lower part of the machine; a propeller rotatably supported in the outer case; and a motor provided in the outer case and rotates the propeller. The outer case includes a cylindrical portion including an axis. The cylindrical portion includes a front motor support portion and a rear motor support portion. The rear motor support portion is a member that is formed in an annular shape and detachable from the cylindrical portion, and the rear motor support portion is attached to the cylindrical portion by coupling an outer circumferential surface of the rear motor support portion and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion to each other.
Claims8
An electric outboard machine for propelling a boat, comprising:
- an outer case provided in a lower part of the electric outboard machine;
- a propeller rotatably supported in the outer case;
- and
- a motor provided in the outer case and configured to rotate the propeller,
- wherein the outer case includes:
- a cylindrical portion including an axis extending in a front-rear direction and in which the motor is disposed,
- wherein the cylindrical portion includes:
- a front motor support portion configured to support the motor from a front side so as to prevent the motor from moving forward relative to the cylindrical portion;
- and
- a rear motor support portion configured to support the motor from a rear side so as to prevent the motor from moving rearward relative to the cylindrical portion, and
- wherein the rear motor support portion is a member that is formed in an annular shape and detachable from the cylindrical portion, and the rear motor support portion is attached to the cylindrical portion by coupling an outer circumferential surface of the rear motor support portion and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.