Patent ID: 6346018
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: F02B,F02F,F02M

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprising an internal combustion engine, a protective cowling that surrounds the engine, the cowling comprising at least an upper portion and a lower portion, the engine comprising a cylinder block that defines a cylinder bore, a cylinder head member fixed at one end of the cylinder block and enclosing one end of the cylinder bore, a crankcase member fixed at the other end of the cylinder block and enclosing the other end of the cylinder bore, the crankcase member forming a crankcase chamber, a piston positioned within the cylinder bore, a crankshaft rotably journaled in the crankcase chamber and connected to the piston, the piston, the cylinder bore and the cylinder head together defining a combustion chamber and the cylinder block, the cylinder head member and the crankcase member together defining an engine body, a first air intake conduit communicating with the engine and extending generally along a side of the engine body, the first air intake conduit communicating with an intake silencer located proximate the crankcase member, the engine further comprising a starter motor, an electronic control unit and a fuel supply system, the fuel supply system comprising a vapor separator and a fuel injector, the starter motor, the electronic control unit, the vapor separator and the fuel injectors being located in a space defined between the intake silencer, the first air intake conduit and the engine body.