Outboard motors and apparatuses for intake of air to outboard motors

An outboard motor comprising:

• an internal combustion engine;
• a cowl covering the internal combustion engine;
• and
• port and starboard apparatuses for intake of air to the internal combustion engine, each apparatus comprising an inlet receiving a mixture of air and water from atmosphere surrounding the outboard motor and an outlet discharging the air to a space between the cowl and the internal combustion engine;
• and a conduit extending between the inlet and the outlet, the conduit having, a vertically downwardly oriented first flow path, a vertically upwardly oriented second flow path, and a junction joining the first and second flow paths, the junction oriented with respect to the first and second flow paths such that both centrifugal and gravitational forces separate the water from the air as the mixture flows therethrough
• a separator located at the junction for separating the water from the air;
• wherein the separator comprises a drain and a wall having a free end laterally extending into the junction;
• wherein the drain receives and drains water from the separator.

An apparatus for intake of air to an outboard motor:

• the apparatus comprising:
• an inlet receiving a mixture of air and water from atmosphere surrounding the outboard motor and an outlet discharging the air;
• a conduit extending between the inlet and the outlet, the conduit having a vertically downwardly oriented first flow path, a vertically upwardly oriented second flow path, and a junction joining the first and second flow paths, the junction oriented with respect to the first and second flow paths such that both centrifugal and gravitational forces separate the water from the air as the mixture flows therethrough
• a baffle separating the first flow path from the second flow path, wherein the baffle comprises a lower end portion located at the junction;
• a separator located at the junction for separating the water from the air,
• wherein the separator comprises a drain and a wall having a free end extending into the junction,
• wherein the wall is curved towards the junction and the free end of the wall laterally extends towards the first flow path and wherein the drain is disposed lower than the wall in the apparatus and receives and drains water from the separator.