US 12,145,710 B1
Marine drives having rigid cooling water intake and drain mechanism
John A. Groeschel, Theresa, WI (US); and Chetan Avinash Dharmadhikari, North Fond Du Lac, WI (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/945,266.
Int. Cl. B63H 21/38 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 21/383 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine drive for propelling a marine vessel in a body of water, the marine drive comprising:
a transom bracket assembly configured to mount the marine drive to the marine vessel,
a drive assembly coupled to the transom bracket assembly and configured to generate a thrust force in the body of water, the drive assembly being trimmable up and down relative to the transom bracket assembly,
a cooling water pump configured to pump cooling water from the body of the water for cooling at least one component of the marine drive, and
a rigid cooling water conduit extending outside of the drive assembly and the transom bracket assembly, the rigid cooling water conduit being configured to convey the cooling water from the drive assembly for cooling at least one component of the marine drive.