US 12,227,278 B1
Transom bracket assembly having vibration isolation
Wayne M. Jaszewski, West Bend, WI (US); Andrew J. Przybyl, Berlin, WI (US); Colin M. Huffer, Neenah, WI (US); and Thomas F. Nickols, Fond du Lac, WI (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,374.
Int. Cl. B63H 20/12 (2006.01); B63H 20/06 (2006.01); B63H 21/30 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 20/06 (2013.01) [B63H 20/12 (2013.01); B63H 21/305 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An outboard marine propulsion assembly comprising:
a marine drive having a supporting frame that extends from a top to a bottom in a longitudinal direction, from a port side to a starboard side in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and from a front to a rear in an axial direction which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction,
a transom bracket assembly for coupling the marine drive to a marine vessel,
a steering arm and a swivel member that extends from the steering arm and is seated in the transom bracket assembly, the steering arm and the swivel member being rotatable together relative to the transom bracket assembly to steer the marine drive relative to the marine vessel,
an upper vibration isolating joint that couples the steering arm to the supporting frame, and
a lower vibration isolating joint that couples the swivel member to the supporting frame,
wherein at least one of the upper vibration isolating joint and the lower vibration isolating joint comprises a rigid connector that is elongated in the lateral direction and a resilient sleeve on the rigid connector that is elongated in the lateral direction and configured to isolate vibrations that emanate from the supporting frame.