IP Library Granted Patent US 7,210,972
Granted Patent B2
US 7,210,972 · App. 11/506,572 · Granted May 1, 2007

Outboard engine

Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,210,972
App. No.
11/506,572
Granted
May 1, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An outboard engine with a cover for allowing for an improved outward appearance is disclosed. The engine includes a leg case that houses a drive shaft for transmitting the output from the engine to a propeller. The cover covers the leg case. The cover is formed integrally, and a front part is designed to be opened. The front part is opened and is made to encase and cover a periphery of the leg case.

Claims (10)

1. An outboard engine designed to be steerably attached to a hull of a boat by an attachment device, comprising:

an engine part;

a propeller driven by the engine part;

a transmission device that includes a longitudinal shaft and a propeller shaft for transmitting an output of the engine part; and

a main body for housing at least the engine part and the transmission device; wherein

the main body is composed of a leg case that extends in a longitudinal direction and that houses at least part of the longitudinal shaft of the transmission device, and a cover that covers an outer side of the leg case; and

the cover is formed integrally by forming a starboard outer surface and a port outer surface continuously in a rear portion of the outboard engine, and is provided with an anti-splash plate formed integrally on a front surface.

2. The outboard engine of claim 1 , wherein the cover has a frontally disposed interlocking part that interlocks with the leg case.

3. The outboard engine of claim 1 , wherein the cover has fastening parts, and the fastening parts are provided so as to be in contact with the anti-splash plate and the cover.

4. The outboard engine of claim 1 , wherein the cover is provided separately from the attachment device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2006
From: KITSU, KUNIHIRO; RINZAKI, SHOICHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-240089 · Aug 22, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070042652A1 · Feb 22, 2007