Patent ID: 9017118
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A gear case assembly for a marine outboard engine comprising: a gear case; a driveshaft, a part of the driveshaft being disposed within the gear case; a propeller shaft disposed at least in part within the gear case and at an angle to the driveshaft; a transmission having forward and reverse gears and a shift rod, the transmission being operatively connected to the propeller shaft, the lower section of the driveshaft selectively driving the propeller shaft via the transmission, the shift rod being selectively actuated for the selective driving of the propeller shaft; and an electric transmission actuator assembly selectively actuating the shift rod, the electric transmission actuator assembly having an actuation axis and an actuator end, the actuator end engaging an end of the shift rod; the gear case having an actuator chamber housing at least part of the electric transmission actuator assembly; and a gap defined between the electric transmission actuator assembly and a wall of the actuator chamber, the gap extending in a direction perpendicular to the actuation axis, the gap being sized and shaped to permit a translation of the electric transmission actuator assembly in the direction perpendicular to the actuation axis away from the shift rod and thereby enable the disengagement of the actuator end from the end of the shift rod.