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US 6,401,560 B1Granted
Shift mechanism of outboard engine
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorTakuya Sato
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Abstract
A shift mechanism of an outboard engine has a shift cam which is remotely-operable to effect change-over of the direction of rotation of a propeller shaft in a gear case. A shift cam support member is a member separate from and detachably secured to the gear case. The shift mechanism permits use of a single design of the gear case adapted to either a rotary shift cam or a vertically-movable shift cam.
Claims5
A shift mechanism of an outboard engine comprising:
- a gear case;
- a remotely-operable shift cam for effecting change-over of a direction of rotation of a propeller shaft within said gear case;
- a shift cam support member disposed in said gear case and detachably secured to said gear case and supporting said shift cam;
- and
- said shift cam support member includes a forward gear bearing housing for holding a bearing which supports a forward driven gear.
2 more elements
A shift mechanism of an outboard engine comprising:
- a gear case;
- a remotely-operable shift cam for effecting change-over of a direction of rotation of a propeller shaft within said gear case;
- a shift cam support member disposed in said gear case and detachably secured to said gear case and supporting said shift cam;
- and
- a detent mechanism on said shift cam support member.
2 more elements
A shift mechanism of an outboard engine comprising:
- a gear case;
- a remotely-operable shift cam for effecting change-over of a direction of rotation of a propeller shaft within said gear case;
- a shift cam support member disposed in said gear case and detachably secured to said gear case and supporting said shift cam;
- said shift cam support member including a shift cam housing which is a member formed separately from and detachably secured to said gear case;
- and
- a bearing in said shift cam housing and said bearing supporting a shift rod for rotating said shift cam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.