Patent ID: 7540794
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A sealing structure of an outboard motor comprising: a bottom cowling covering a lower part of an engine; a top cowling covering an-upper part of the engine; and a sealing material via which said top cowling is coupled to said bottom cowling, a bottom end of said top cowling being installed on an outer side of a top end of said bottom cowling, wherein said sealing material comprises: a hollow seal member which is provided on an outer wall of said installation base member, and which makes elastic contact with an inner surface of the bottom end of the top cowling; and a lip projecting outward from said hollow seal member, the lip having a roughly tongue-shaped cross-section, wherein the lip includes an upper surface that makes elastic contact with a bottom surface of the bottom end of said top cowling, and a bottom surface that does not contact said bottom cowling when the upper surface makes the elastic contact with the bottom surface of the bottom end of said top cowling.