Patent ID: 6112726
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprised of a power head consisting of an internal combustion engine and a surrounding protective cowling and a driveshaft housing and lower unit containing a propulsion device within said lower unit depending from said power head, said engine being mounted within said protective cowling so that its crankshaft rotates about a vertically-extending axis, said crankshaft being coupled to a drive shaft that depends into said driveshaft housing and lower unit for driving said propulsion device, said engine being formed with at least one combustion chamber, a fuel injector for injecting fuel directly into said combustion chamber, a high pressure fuel pump contained within said protective cowling and having a pumping element reciprocating along a axis for pressurizing fuel for delivery to said fuel injector, and a mechanical transmission for driving said pumping element from said crankshaft including a rotating cam that rotates about a horizontally extending axis for operating said pumping element.