Patent ID: 8870613
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B63H,F02M

Abstract:
1. An intake device of an outboard motor including: an engine; an engine cover covering the engine; and an engine compartment formed inside the engine cover, the intake device of the outboard motor comprising: an upper cover attached to an upper surface of the engine cover; an outside air intake port formed in the upper cover and opening in a direction to a forward traveling direction of the outboard motor; a throttle body through which outside air taken in through the outside air intake port is supplied to the engine; an intake chamber formed between the upper cover and the engine cover and communicating with the outside air intake port and an upstream end of the throttle body, the intake chamber being isolated from the engine compartment; and a separator provided inside the intake chamber and separating from each other gas and liquid in the outside air taken in through the outside air intake port, wherein the separator includes a skirt portion formed by at least a front portion of the separator being extended downward, the separator covers an intake port of the throttle body from above, and an upper end portion of the outside air intake port formed in the upper cover is provided to be positioned higher than the separator.