Marine propulsion – Means for accomodating or moving engine fluids – Cooling for engine
Patent
1997-12-08
1999-05-18
Swinehart, Ed L.
Marine propulsion
Means for accomodating or moving engine fluids
Cooling for engine
440 89, B63H20/24
Patent
active
059046058
ABSTRACT:
A cooling apparatus for an outboard motor which is provided with a water-cooled engine in a vertical alignment in which a crank shaft is vertically disposed, the engine being composed of a cylinder block, a cylinder head and an exhaust manifold into which water jackets are formed respectively and the water jackets are supplied with cooling water from a water pump disposed below the engine in a state mounted to a hull, the cooling apparatus comprising a cylinder cooling-water passage for supplying cooling water from the water pump to the water jackets of the cylinder block and said cylinder head, an exhaust cooling-water passage for supplying cooling water from the water pump to the water jacket of the exhaust manifold, the cylinder cooling-water passage and the exhaust cooling-water passage being independently disposed from each other and being joined together at downstream portions thereof, a thermostat provided for the water jacket of the cylinder block and a sensor for detecting a temperature of a cylinder surface provided for the water jacket of the cylinder block at a portion between the water jacket thereof and the thermostat.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5595515 (1997-01-01), Hasegawa et al.
patent: 5788547 (1998-08-01), Ozawa et al.
Kawasaki Naoki
Nishimura Masayuki
Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha
Swinehart Ed L.
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