Title (en)

MARINE OUTDRIVE APPARATUS

Publication

EP 0090497 A3 19850612 (EN)

Application

EP 83300946 A 19830223

Priority

US 35900782 A 19820317

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0090497A2] A marine outdrive apparatus is disclosed for attachment to the transom (20) of a boat having an inboard engine. The marine outdrive includes a tubular support casing (22) securable to and extendable rearwardly of the boat's transom (20) and having a ball socket at its rear end. The ball socket receives a ball (32) at the front end of a tubular, propeller shaft carrier (30) having a conical outer surface. A drive shaft (38) connectable to the inboard engine is journailed in the support casing (22). A propeller shaft (40) is journalled in the propeller shaft carrier (30) and has a propeller (44) mounted thereon at the rear end of the propeller shaft carrier (30). A universal joint (46) couples the two shafts together, the centre of such joint (46) substantially coinciding with the point about which the ball (32) pivots within the socket. Hydraulic steering cylinders (108, 110) are attached to the propeller shaft carrier (30) to pivot the latter about a steering axis extending through the pivot point of the ball (32). A hydraulic trim cylinder (140) extends between the transom (20) and the propeller shaft carrier (30) to swing the propeller shaft carrier (30) about a laterally extending trim axis extending through the pivot point of the ball (32). The upper end of the trim cylinder (140) is pivotally mounted on the transom (20) at a location above and vertically aligned with the pivot point of the ball (32) or at a location above and forwardly of such pivot point. Improved fins (90, 92) are provided on the propeller shaft carrier (30) near the propeller (44) to stabilize the boat. The drive shaft (38) of the inboard motor can be directly connected to the joint (46) or offset from the joint (46) and coupled thereto by a vertically extending transmission (430).

IPC 1-7

B63H 5/12; B63B 39/06

IPC 8 full level

B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01); B63H 5/00 (2006.01); B63H 21/30 (2006.01); B63H 23/06 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B63H 5/00 (2013.01 - KR); B63H 5/1252 (2013.01 - EP); B63H 21/30 (2013.01 - KR); B63H 2001/185 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

• EP 0037690 A1 19811014 - ARNESON HOWARD M
• US 3976027 A 19760824 - JONES SR RONALD O
• GB 2092974 A 19820825 - CONNOR JOHN ARTHUR, et al
• US 2415183 A 19470204 - LAW BRETT D
• US 3933116 A 19760120 - ADAMS THOMAS F, et al
• FR 374696 A 19070620 - WILLIAM HENRY FAUBER [US]
• FR 1024705 A 19530407
• US 3433195 A 19690318 - POOLE CHARLES W
• DE 1193386 B 19650520 - INGEFRIED JUNGE DIPL ING
• US 4056074 A 19771101 - SACHS ELMER B
• US 2856883 A 19581021 - GORDON BAKER JOHN

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE FR GB IT LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0090497 A2 19831005; EP 0090497 A3 19850612; EP 0090497 B1 19871104; AT E30557 T1 19871115; AU 1098183 A 19830922; AU 555119 B2 19860911; BR 8301082 A 19831122; CA 1208986 A 19860805; DE 3374292 D1 19871210; JP H0342239 B2 19910626; JP S58167296 A 19831003; KR 840004015 A 19841006; KR 880002529 B1 19881128; SG 95285 G 19890901

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83300946 A 19830223; AT 83300946 T 19830223; AU 1098183 A 19830203; BR 8301082 A 19830304; CA 421360 A 19830210; DE 3374292 T 19830223; JP 4248183 A 19830316; KR 830001075 A 19830317; SG 95285 A 19851211