Patent ID: 6474286
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: F01M,F02B

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprising a drive unit, a bracket assembly adapted to be mounted on an associated watercraft to support the drive unit, a cowling assembly, the drive unit comprising an internal combustion engine, the engine comprising an engine body including a crankcase, a moveable member moveable relative to the engine body, the engine body and the moveable member together defining a combustion chamber, the engine further comprising an intake passage for introducing air into the combustion chamber, the intake passage extending from a rear portion of the combustion chamber, the intake passage further extending to an external side of the crankcase and to a forward side of the crankcase, the intake passage and the crankcase defining a space therebetween, and a lubricant filler structure, comprising a cap, and a lubricant filler tube having a lower end connected to the crankcase and an upper end forming a filling port, at least a portion of the lubricant filler structure being disposed within the space defined by the crankcase and the intake passage.