Patent ID: 8371885

Claim:
An outboard motor comprising: An internal combustion engine; an engine cover forming an engine compartment for holding the internal combustion engine therein, and a top cover covering the engine cover from above, the top cover being connected to the engine cover and provided with a carrying grip to be used for carrying the top cover, the outboard motor further comprising: an intermediate cover placed in a space between the engine cover and the top cover; first connecting parts arranged in a space between the engine cover and the intermediate cover to connect the engine cover and the intermediate cover; and second connecting parts arranged in a space between the top cover and the intermediate cover to connect the top cover and the intermediate cover, wherein said intermediate cover has air ducts forming part of an air passage extending between a space outside the engine compartment and an engine inlet passage for intake air to be sucked into the engine, and said air passage including an intake silencer for conducting intake air to be sucked into the engine, the intake silencer having therein an intake passage formed between the intermediate cover and the top cover, said air ducts projecting upward into the intake passage, one of the air ducts being an entrance duct for conducting air into the intake passage and the other of the air ducts being an exit duct for conducting air out of the intake passage.