Patent ID: 9708044
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B63H

Claim:
1. An outboard motor comprising: an engine; a drive shaft extending vertically to transmit rotational power from the engine; a driving gear provided to rotate in synchronization with a lower end of the drive shaft; a driven gear provided in a propeller shaft rotating in synchronization with a propeller to mesh with the driving gear; a shift unit provided in the middle of the drive shaft to switch a shift position; an oil pump that feeds oil to the shift unit; and a water pump that feeds a coolant to the engine, wherein the shift unit has a shift housing separate from a drive shaft housing, and a lower unit casing for housing the propeller shaft, wherein the drive shaft is housed in the drive shaft housing, wherein the oil pump and the water pump are installed to the shift housing in rear of the shift housing through a common pump drive shaft, from a direction perpendicular to the drive shaft, such that the shift unit, the oil pump, and the water pump are integrated into a single module, and wherein the module is detachably installed to the lower unit casing.