An outboard motor includes an engine, a propeller shaft, a propeller attached to the propeller shaft, a transmission to transmit rotation of the engine to the propeller shaft, an upper accommodation body accommodating at least a portion of the engine, a lower accommodation body accommodating at least a portion of the propeller shaft, and a steering to cause the lower accommodation body to rotate about a steering axis with respect to the upper accommodation body. The upper accommodation body includes an upper coolant channel. The lower accommodation body includes a lower coolant channel including a coolant intake port. A communication area between the upper and lower coolant channels is changeable according to a rudder angle of the steering.
OUTBOARD MOTOR AND BOAT
2023-12-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |