Patent ID: 6045419
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F01M,F02B

Abstract:
An outboard motor to be mounted to a hull comprising:an engine holder connected to the hull;an engine mounted to an upper portion of the engine holder in substantially a vertical fashion in which a crank shaft of the engine extends perpendicularly;an oil pan mounted to a lower portion of the engine holder; andan oil pump for supplying an oil stored in the oil pan to the engine,said engine including a crank case, a cylinder block and a cylinder head, each of which is secured to the engine holder by fastening means comprising a plurality of fastening bolts, at least one of said bolts fastening the engine to the engine holder, said at least one bolt penetrating the oil pan and the engine holder from the lower side thereof and being secured to a lower surface of the engine to commonly secure the oil pan and the engine holder to the engine,said oil pump being mounted to the lower surface side of the engine holder and arranged in the oil pan on the lower surface side of the engine holder so that the engine is removable from the upper portion of the engine holder without moving the oil pump.