US 12,110,083 B2
Outer drive protection arrangement
Lars Sjöblom, Västra Frölunda (SE)
Assigned to VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/290,868
Filed by VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Nov. 8, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/080616
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 3, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/094231, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0380214 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. B63B 59/04 (2006.01); B63H 20/36 (2006.01); B63H 21/36 (2006.01); B63J 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 59/045 (2013.01) [B63H 20/36 (2013.01); B63H 21/36 (2013.01); B63J 2/02 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine vessel, comprising an outer drive protection including a rim portion arranged in contact with at least a transom surface and surrounding at least one outer drive and a protective cover attached to the rim portion and enclosing a volume encompassing the at least one outer drive, in order to isolate the at least one outer drive from ambient air surrounding the outer drives; wherein the arrangement provides a protective gaseous environment inside the cover; wherein the gaseous environment contained within the cover is circulated and maintained at a predetermined atmospheric condition by means of a source of conditioned gas, and wherein the source of conditioned gas is an atmospheric conditioning device comprising at least a dehumidifier arranged adjacent or inside the cover to condition the gas inside the cover.