Abstract: A marine engine has a crankcase and a cylinder bank. An upper end of the cylinder bank defines a plane. A cylinder head is connected to the upper end of the cylinder bank. A crankshaft is disposed in the crankcase. A pump is operatively connected to the crankshaft so as to be operatively driven thereby. A center of the pump is disposed above the plane defined by the upper end of the cylinder bank. In another aspect, a marine engine has a crankcase and a crankshaft. A starter ring gear is disposed on an end portion of the crankshaft. A diameter of the starter ring gear is less than a width of the crankcase. A starter motor selectively engages the starter ring gear and is disposed such that the starter ring gear is disposed between the crankcase and the starter motor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 9, 2007
Date of Patent:
April 7, 2009
Assignee:
BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG
Inventors:
Markus Hochmayr, Roland Ennsmann, Robert Plomberger, Karl Glinsner, Michael Dopona, Richard Winkoff
Abstract: A two-stroke internal combustion engine has two cylinders each having an exhaust port. Two exhaust conduits are connected to the two exhaust ports. A passage is provided between the two conduits to fluidly communicate the two together. An actuator moves a valve to open or close the passage depending on the engine speed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 2006
Date of Patent:
January 13, 2009
Assignee:
BRP US Inc.
Inventors:
Martin Radue, Sebastian Strauss, Peter Lucier, David Silorey