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(11) EP 1 316 499 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/23

(21) Application number: 02026474.3

(22) Date of filing: 27.11.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B63H 20/10, B63H 20/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.11.2001 JP 2001365162
29.11.2001 JP 2001365246
29.11.2001 JP 2001365317
10.01.2002 JP 2002003017
11.01.2002 JP 2002004063

(71) Applicant: Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yosuke, Ariki, Sanshin Kogyo K.K.
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-shi (JP)
  • Hideaki, Masui, Sanshin Kogyo K.K.
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-shi (JP)
  • Kazuyuki, Kitajima, Sanshin Kogyo K.K.
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-shi (JP)
  • Takio Ogasawara, Sanshin Kogyo K.K.
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-shi (JP)
  • Eiichiro, Tsujii, Yamaha Hatsudoki K.K.
    Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Outboard motor


(57) Outboard motor with a swivel bracket (33) for supporting the outboard motor at a hull (1), a propulsive unit (6) which is rotatable with respect to said swivel bracket (33), and a tilt-up mechanism is provided for tilting up said propulsive unit (6), wherein a tilt-up holding mechanism is provided for holding said propulsive unit (6) in a tilted-up state when an engine (9) is oriented upward.






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