MARINE DRIVE HAVING VENTED LOWER UNIT

The invention relates to a marine drive (10) for propelling a marine vessel in a body of water. The marine drive (10) comprises a motor housing (42) defining a motor cavity (50); a motor (52) disposed in the motor cavity (50); a propulsor shaft (74) extending from the motor housing (42), wherein the...

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Main Authors Mueller, Laura K, Waldvogel, David J, Sawyer, Kass W, Hull, Douglas A, Novak, Aaron J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.08.2023
Subjects
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINEDOPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The invention relates to a marine drive (10) for propelling a marine vessel in a body of water. The marine drive (10) comprises a motor housing (42) defining a motor cavity (50); a motor (52) disposed in the motor cavity (50); a propulsor shaft (74) extending from the motor housing (42), wherein the motor (52) is configured to cause rotation of the propulsor shaft (74); a propulsor (82) which is rotated by the propulsor shaft (74) to create a thrust force in the body of water; and a vent conduit (94, 130) having a first end connected to the motor cavity (50) and a second end which vents the motor cavity (50) to atmosphere.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20230154210