Patent ID: 6416372
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: F01M,F01P,F02B

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprising an internal combustion engine, an oil pan depending from said engine and containing lubricant for lubrication of said engine, a cooling system cooling at least said engine and said oil pan, said cooling system including a periphery coolant jacket generally juxtaposing at least two sides of said oil pan and being supplied with coolant that has not cooled said engine, the oil pan comprising an outer wall having a first wall portion and a second wall portion which are unitarily formed with the oil pan, the first and second wall portions being disposed adjacent one another and having a space defined therebetween, the periphery coolant jacket being disposed in the space between the first and second outer wall portions, and a coolant discharge jacket bypassing said periphery coolant jacket, the coolant discharge jacket receiving coolant from the engine.