Patent ID: 6994603

Claim:
An integrated bell housing for a marine internal combustion engine, the bell housing carrying on its exterior one or more engine accessories from the group of engine accessories consisting of a supercharger, an alternator and a water pump, the marine engine having a crank shaft extending into an interior space of the bell housing and coupled to a flywheel, the bell housing enclosing a geared transmission which is coupled to said crank shaft, the integrated bell housing comprising: means for mounting said supercharger onto said exterior of said bell housing; said fly wheel having first gear thereon and carrying a second gear; a first complementary gear, cooperating with said first gear, said first complementary gear coupled to a supercharger drive shaft rotatably mounted through said bell housing such that said fly wheel drives said supercharger; means for mounting said water pump onto said exterior of said bell housing; a water pump drive shaft keyed to said crank shaft and rotatably mounted through said bell housing such that said crank shaft drives said water pump; means for mounting said alternator onto said exterior of said bell housing; and a second complementary gear, cooperating with said second gear, said second complementary gear coupled to an alternator drive shaft rotatably mounted through said bell housing such that said fly wheel drives said alternator.