Marine propulsion – Screw propeller – Propulsion unit casing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-19
2009-11-24
Olson, Lars A (Department: 3617)
Marine propulsion
Screw propeller
Propulsion unit casing
Reexamination Certificate
active
07621791
ABSTRACT:
In an outboard engine unit, a cover assembly, defining a lower half section of an engine room, is composed of left and right cover members each formed of resin, and a bracket is fixed to a rear portion of the engine or engine support structure. The left and right cover members are fixed at their respective rear portions to the bracket. Centerline of an engine cylinder is offset from a centerline of the engine room toward one of left and right sides of the unit, and an ignition plug is provided on the other side opposite from the one side toward which the engine cylinder centerline is offset.
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Kimura Toru
Kitsu Kunihiro
Tsubouchi Masanori
Yazaki Makoto
Arent & Fox LLP
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Olson Lars A
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