Patent ID: 9475563
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B63H

Claim Text:
1. An electric outboard motor comprising: an upper unit provided to be rotatable in a horizontal direction about a swivel unit; and a lower unit provided below the upper unit and configured to function as a rudder, wherein the upper unit comprises an electric motor supported by a rear side of the swivel unit via a mount unit, wherein the upper unit or lower unit has a gear deceleration device configured to couple an output shaft of the electric motor and a drive shaft extending in an upward and downward direction to each other, wherein the drive shaft is coupled to the gear deceleration device in front of the output shaft of the electric motor and configured to transmit an output of the electric motor to a propeller provided in the lower unit, wherein the gear deceleration device is arranged below the swivel unit so as to overlap with the swivel unit in a front and rear direction, wherein the gear deceleration device is provided in the upper unit, and wherein the lower unit is detachably provided with respect to the upper unit.