Marine drive anode
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsPhillip D. Magee, Edward C. Eick, Gary L. Meisenburg
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Abstract
A marine drive is provided with a large volume anode, about 30 cubic inches, for galvanic protection. The anode (230) is a brick-like block member tapered along each of its height, width and length dimensions. The drive housing has an anode-mounting section (232) extending rearwardly therefrom and has a downwardly opening cavity (234) of substantially the same shape and volume as the anode, and receiving the anode in nested flush relation.
Claims19
A marine drive for propelling a boat comprising a housing having a lower torpedo portion with at least one propeller shaft driving at least one propeller, an anode mounted to said housing above said propeller, said anode having a volume greater than 20 cubic inches, said housing have an anode-mounting section extending rearwardly therefrom above said propeller, said anode-mounting section having a cavity opening downwardly toward said propeller and receiving said anode therein.
A marine drive for propelling a boat comprising a housing having a lower torpedo portion with at least one propeller shaft driving at least one propeller, an anode mounted to said housing above said propeller, said anode being a tapered block member having at least one tapered dimension, said housing having an anode-mounting section extending rearwardly therefrom above said propeller, said anode-mounting section having a cavity opening downwardly toward said propeller and receiving said anode therein.
A marine drive for propelling a boat comprising a housing having a lower torpedo portion with at least one propeller shaft driving at least one propeller, an anode mounted to said housing above said propeller, said housing having an anode-mounting section extending rearwardly therefrom above said propeller, said anode-mounting section having a cavity opening downwardly toward said propeller, said anode being received in said cavity in substantially flush relation such that the underside of said anode is substantially flush with the underside of said anode-mounting section.
A marine drive for propelling a boat comprising a housing having a lower torpedo portion with at least one propeller shaft driving at least one propeller, an anode mounted to said housing above said propeller, said housing having an anode-mounting section extending rearwardly therefrom above said propeller, and a cover over said anode-mounting section, said anode being mounted to said housing by a pair of bolts, including a first bolt extending upwardly through said anode and said anode-mounting section and secured to said cover, and a second bolt extending upwardly through said anode and secured to said anode-mounting section.
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