Marine propulsion – Screw propeller – With vibration dampening
Patent
1993-12-29
1996-04-02
Avila, Stephen
Marine propulsion
Screw propeller
With vibration dampening
B63H 115
Patent
active
055035760
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is an outboard motor comprising means adapted for connection to a boat transom and including a swivel bracket having a kingpin bore, a propulsion unit comprising a power head including an internal combustion engine, a lower unit fixed to the power head and including a drive shaft having a vertically extending axis, being driven by the engine, and adapted to drive a propeller, a forwardly facing surface located on the propulsion unit in forwardly spaced relation to the drive shaft axis, a kingpin extending in the kingpin bore and including an upper end, a steering arm connected to the upper end of the kingpin for rotation in common with the kingpin, and vibration isolation means connecting the steering arm and the propulsion unit and located above the upper end of the kingpin and forwardly of the forwardly facing surface on the propulsion unit.
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Ming Lam H.
Ying Chu K.
Avila Stephen
Outboard Marine Corporation
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