Patent classifications
F01P2050/12
Marine drives having steerable gearcase
A marine drive comprising a powerhead that causes rotation of a driveshaft, a gearcase that supports a propulsor for propelling the marine drive in a body of water, a steering housing disposed between the powerhead and the gearcase, wherein the driveshaft or an extension thereof extends through the steering housing is operatively coupled to the propulsor, and a steering mechanism configured to steer the gearcase about a steering axis relative to the steering housing. The gearcase and steering housing are connected at a steering joint through which at least one of cooling water from the body of water is conveyed to the powerhead throughout steering movement of the gearcase and exhaust from the powerhead is conveyed to the body of water throughout steering movement of the gearcase.
ELECTRIC PROPULSION MACHINE
An electric propulsion device includes a motor for rotating a propeller and a cooling device for cooling the motor. The cooling device includes a first cooling system and a second cooling system. The first cooling system includes a heat exchanger that uses water from outside the electric propulsion device as cooling water and cools refrigerant, and a supply passage that supplies the water from outside the electric propulsion device as the cooling water to the heat exchanger. The second cooling system includes a motor cooling jacket that is provided in the motor and cools the motor with the refrigerant, and a circulation passage that circulates the refrigerant between the heat exchanger and the motor cooling jacket.