US 12,304,330 B1
Electric outboard motor
Charles B. Hickcox, III, Jacksonville, NC (US)
Filed by Charles B. Hickcox, III, Jacksonville, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/673,364.
Int. Cl. B60L 50/70 (2019.01); B63H 20/28 (2006.01); B63H 20/32 (2006.01); B63H 23/06 (2006.01); B63H 23/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 50/70 (2019.02) [B63H 20/28 (2013.01); B63H 20/32 (2013.01); B63H 23/06 (2013.01); B63H 23/34 (2013.01); B60L 2200/32 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric outboard motor, comprising:
a housing assembly including a housing;
a propeller assembly including a propeller connected to an electric motor, said motor is enclosed by said housing;
a fuel cell assembly including a fuel cell, and an electronic control unit, said fuel cell and said electronic control unit are enclosed by said housing, wherein said fuel cell has a curved shape defining a semi circle shaped fuel cell, wherein the fuel cell assembly powers said electric motor, and
a cooling assembly including a cooling sleeve wherein said cooling sleeve has an annular shape, wherein said cooling sleeve surrounds said motor, wherein said cooling sleeve is surrounded by said fuel cell, wherein said cooling assembly further includes a pump, said pump provides water to the cooling sleeve to cool down a temperature of said motor, wherein said cooling sleeve has a hose sinusoidally disposed therein.