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US 5,445,547 AGranted
Outboard motor
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkiyoshi Furukawa
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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkiyoshi Furukawa
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An outboard motor having an engine compartment covered by an engine cover at its top portion and having an engine disposed within the engine compartment with its crankshaft directed in the vertical direction, in which charging efficiency of the engine is improved with a simple structure and a shielding property of the entire surrounding of the engine is also enhanced. A suction chamber communicating with an intake section of the engine is disposed on a surface other than the top surface of the engine and on one side of the inside of the engine compartment, an air intake port is provided in the engine cover at a position close to the other side of the inside of the engine compartment, an air exhaust port is provided in the engine cover, and a duct is provided within the engine compartment for leading air from the air intake port towards the suction chamber while making a detour to avoid a route above the engine.
An outboard motor, including an engine compartment formed in a top portion of said motor and covered by an engine cover, and an engine disposed within said engine compartment with its crankshaft directed in the vertical direction, said outboard motor comprising:
An outboard motor, including an engine compartment formed in a top portion of said motor and covered by an engine cover, an engine disposed within said engine compartment with its crankshaft directed in the vertical direction, and a flywheel mounted to an end portion of said crankshaft projecting upwards from an engine main body, said outboard motor comprising:
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