Patent ID: 8529305

Claim:
An electric outboard drive adapted to be mounted to a transom of a boat for propelling the boat, the electric outboard drive comprising: a driving device including a motor housing, an electric motor mounted inside the housing and provided with an output shaft, and a first transmission shaft extending downwardly and having a top end connected with the output shaft of the electric motor such that the first transmission shaft is rotatable by the output shaft of the electric motor; a mounting bracket for being detachably mounted to the transom of the boat, the housing of the driving device being rotatably connected with the mounting bracket; a propelling device including a fluid guiding member into which a bottom end of the first transmission shaft extends, a second transmission shaft transversely and rotatably disposed in the fluid guiding member and provided with a front end engaged with the bottom end of the first transmission shaft such that the second transmission shaft is rotatable by actuation of the first transmission shaft, and a rear end extending out of the fluid guiding member, and a propeller connected with the rear end of the second transmission shaft; and a connecting tube connected between the motor housing of the driving device and the fluid guiding member of the propelling device, and housing the first transmission shaft; wherein the mounting bracket comprises a mounting collar sleeved onto the motor housing, a bearing disposed between the mounting collar and the motor housing, two links, each of which has a first end pivotally connected to one of two opposite sides of the mounting collar, and a second end, a hanger having a top edge pivotally connected with the mounting collar, a bottom edge pivotally connected with the second ends of the links, and a bent hanging rack for being hung on the transom of the boat, and a tightening bolt screwingly inserted into the hanging rack with a free end for stopping at the transom of the boat.