JP6282872B2 - Outboard motor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an outboard motor, and more particularly to an outboard motor that discharges exhaust and cooling water from an engine to the outside via an extension case.

  Conventionally, an exhaust discharge passage for guiding exhaust discharged from the engine into the extension case and a cooling water discharge passage for guiding the cooling water after cooling the engine into the extension case are also provided, and the exhaust discharge passage and the cooling water discharge are provided. An outboard motor is known in which exhaust gas and cooling water discharged from a passage into an extension case are discharged to the outside from a boss portion of a propeller or the like (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Since the outboard motor described in Patent Document 1 is discharged into the extension case once before the cooling water is discharged to the outside, for example, an engine stall (engine misfire) occurs and a negative pressure is generated from the combustion chamber to the exhaust discharge passage. Then, the cooling water in the extension case is sucked from the exhaust discharge passage and flows backward to cause a so-called water hammer.

  To solve the above problems, an outboard motor has been proposed in which the exhaust discharge passage and the cooling water discharge passage are completely separated by a shielding plate or the like so that the cooling water does not flow backward from the exhaust discharge passage (for example, Patent Documents). 2).

JP 2000-337142 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-310197

  However, since the outboard motor described in Patent Document 2 needs to be configured such that the exhaust discharge passage and the cooling water discharge passage are completely separated by a shielding plate or the like, the structure inside the extension case becomes complicated, and the outboard motor There is an inconvenience that the weight of the machine increases and the cost increases.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an outboard motor that solves the above-described problems and has a simple configuration so that the cooling water discharged from the engine into the extension case does not flow backward from the exhaust discharge passage. is there.

In order to solve the above-described problems, according to claim 1, the engine is attachable to the hull, and is connected to the propeller, an engine cover for housing the engine, and power of the engine is transmitted to the propeller. An extension case provided between a gear case that houses a gear mechanism that conducts the exhaust, an exhaust discharge passage that guides exhaust discharged from the engine into the extension case, and cooling water after cooling the engine in the extension case A cooling water discharge passage leading to the first passage, and a first passage for guiding the exhaust and cooling water discharged from the exhaust discharge passage and the cooling water discharge passage to the outside through the propeller and the extension case. An outboard motor comprising a second passage that leads to the outside through the discharged outlet.却水discharge passage and the second passage the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage for guiding the second passage guide plates between is disposed, said second passage, said from within the extension case first A check valve that allows only the flow of cooling water to the outside through two passages, and when the discharge port is attached to the hull, it is lower in the direction of gravity than the draft surface when the hull moves backward It was comprised so that it might be located in.

In the outboard motor according to claim 2 , the second passage takes in the cooling water from the extension case through the intake port and discharges the water from the discharge port to the outside. When attached to the hull, the hull is configured to be positioned above the draft surface when moving backward in the direction of gravity. In the outboard motor according to claim 3, the guide plate and the intake port are arranged so as to be offset from each other.

  In the outboard motor according to a fourth aspect, the guide plate is configured to extend from the cooling water discharge passage to the vicinity of the intake port of the second passage.

In claim 1, the exhaust discharge passage for guiding the exhaust discharged from the engine into the extension case, the cooling water discharge passage for guiding the cooling water after cooling the engine into the extension case, the exhaust discharge passage and the cooling A ship provided with a first passage that guides the exhaust and cooling water discharged from the water discharge passage into the extension case to the outside via a propeller and a second passage that guides the outside through a discharge port formed in the extension case. In the outer unit, a guide plate for guiding the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage to the second passage is disposed between the cooling water discharge passage and the second passage, and the second passage extends from the extension case to the second passage. And has a check valve that allows only the flow of cooling water to the outside, and when the discharge port is attached to the hull, it is more than the draft surface when the hull moves backward. As construction located below the force direction, i.e., since it is configured so as to guide the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage by the guide plate to the second passage, with a simple configuration, the cooling in the extension case Since the water discharge position can be moved away from the exhaust discharge passage (exhaust discharge port), it is possible to prevent the cooling water in the extension case from flowing back through the exhaust discharge passage. In addition, it is possible to prevent seawater or lake water that has entered from the discharge port of the second passage from flowing back into the exhaust discharge passage through the second passage or the extension case.

In the outboard motor according to claim 2 , the second passage takes the cooling water from the extension case through the intake port and discharges it from the discharge port, and the intake port is attached to the hull. In this case, since it is configured to be positioned above the draft surface when the hull moves backward in the direction of gravity, intrusion of seawater and lake water into the extension case can be reliably prevented in addition to the above-described effects.

  In the outboard motor according to claim 4, since the guide plate is configured to extend from the cooling water discharge passage to the vicinity of the intake port of the second passage, the cooling water in the extension case is added to the effect described above. Backflow in the exhaust discharge passage can be more effectively prevented.

1 is a schematic view showing an outboard motor according to an embodiment of the present invention as a whole including a hull. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the outboard motor shown in FIG. 1. It is a partial expanded sectional view in the extension case shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing when the inside of the extension case shown in FIG. 3 is seen from A direction. FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view when the inside of the extension case shown in FIG. 3 is viewed from the B direction. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the case where the cooling water in the extension case shown in FIG. 3 flows backward in an exhaust discharge channel. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the case where the seawater and lake water which penetrate | invaded from the discharge port of the 2nd channel | path shown in FIG. 2 flow backward in the extension case.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out an outboard motor according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an outboard motor according to an embodiment of the present invention as a whole including a hull, and FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the outboard motor shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 1 shows a ship. In the ship 1, an outboard motor 10 is mounted on a hull (hull) 12.

  The outboard motor 10 is attached to the stern (stern) 12 a of the hull 12 via the stern bracket 14 and the tilting shaft 16. As shown in FIG. 2, an internal combustion engine (hereinafter referred to as “engine”) 18 is mounted on the outboard motor 10. The engine 18 is a spark-ignition water-cooled gasoline engine having a displacement of about 2000 cc, and is arranged so that the crankshaft 20 is parallel to the vertical direction. In the outboard motor 10, the engine 18 is disposed on the water surface and is covered with the engine cover 22.

  A throttle body 24 is connected to an intake pipe (not visible) of the engine 18. The throttle body 24 includes a throttle valve 26 therein, and an electric motor for throttle (not shown) for opening and closing the throttle valve 26 is integrally attached.

  The air metered by the throttle valve 26 passes through an intake manifold (not shown) and is mixed with fuel injected from an injector (none of which is shown) in the vicinity of the intake valve to become an air-fuel mixture. The air-fuel mixture flows into the combustion chamber of each cylinder of the engine 18 and is ignited and burned.

  In the vicinity of the swivel case 28, an electric motor for turning (not shown) that is housed in the swivel case 28 so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis and drives the swivel shaft 30 is disposed. The outboard motor 10 is steered to the left and right (around the vertical axis) with the swivel shaft 30 as a steered shaft by the steered electric motor.

  In the vicinity of the swivel case 28, a power tilt trim unit 32 capable of adjusting a tilt angle or a trim angle with respect to the hull 12 of the outboard motor 10 is further disposed.

  An extension case 34 is attached below the engine cover 22, and a gear case 36 is further attached below the extension case 34. That is, the frame of the outboard motor 10 includes the engine cover 22, the extension case 34, and the gear case 36. These cases 22, 34, and 36 are all made of a metal material such as aluminum.

  Inside the extension case 34 and the gear case 36, a drive shaft 38 that is arranged in parallel with the vertical axis and is rotatably supported around the vertical axis is arranged. A crankshaft 20 of the engine 18 is connected to the upper end of the drive shaft 38, and a propeller shaft 42 supported rotatably around a horizontal axis via a gear mechanism (shift mechanism) 40 is connected to the lower end. A propeller 46 is attached to one end of the propeller shaft 42 via a boss portion 44.

  The gear mechanism 40 includes a pinion gear 40a provided at the lower end of the drive shaft 38, a forward bevel gear 40b and a reverse bevel gear 40c that are engaged (meshed) with the pinion gear 40a and rotated in opposite directions, and a propeller shaft 42 that is a forward bevel gear 40b. And a clutch 40d that can be freely engaged with any one of the reverse bevel gear 40c.

  The clutch 40d is operated by a shift electric motor (not shown), so that the shift position can be switched among forward, reverse and neutral. When the gear mechanism 40 is in the forward position or the reverse position, the rotation of the drive shaft 38 is transmitted to the propeller shaft 42 via the gear mechanism 40, and the propeller 46 is rotated to propel the thrust (propulsion) in the direction of moving forward or backward. Force).

  Thus, the gear mechanism 40 transmits the driving force of the engine 18 to the propeller 46 and is accommodated in the gear case 36.

  The outboard motor 10 includes a water pump 50 that pumps external seawater, lake water, etc. (cooling water) and pumps it to the engine 18. The water pump 50 includes an impeller attached to the drive shaft 38. The water pump 50 and the engine 18 (specifically, a cooling water passage (water jacket) of the engine 18) are connected by a cooling water supply pipe 52.

  Inside the extension case 34, an exhaust discharge passage 54 that guides the exhaust discharged from the engine 18 into the extension case 34 is provided. One end of the exhaust discharge passage 54 is connected to the exhaust manifold of the engine 18, and the other end opens into the extension case 34.

  Similarly, a cooling water discharge passage 56 that guides cooling water after cooling the engine 18 into the extension case 34 is provided inside the extension case 34. One end of the cooling water discharge passage 56 is connected to the cooling water passage of the engine 18, and the other end opens into the extension case 34.

  Inside the extension case 34, a first passage 58 that guides the exhaust and cooling water discharged from the exhaust discharge passage 54 and the cooling water discharge passage 56 into the extension case 34 to the outside via the boss portion 44 of the propeller 46. A second passage 62 is provided that leads to the outside through a discharge port 60 formed in the extension case 34.

  The first passage 58 is a passage for discharging exhaust and cooling water to the outside when the hull 12 moves forward. As shown by a solid line arrow in FIG. The gear case 36 is configured to communicate with the outside via the outer peripheral portion of the propeller shaft 42 and the boss portion 44 of the propeller 46.

  The second passage 62 is a passage for discharging exhaust and cooling water to the outside when the hull 12 moves backward, and is provided below the cooling water discharge passage 56. Specifically, as shown by a broken line arrow in FIG. 2, the passage has an intake port 64 and a discharge port 60 and passes through an internal space 62 a partitioned by a shielding plate and an inner wall of the extension case 34. The intake port 64 is formed at the top of the space 62a and takes in exhaust and cooling water, and the discharge port 60 is formed in the wall surface of the extension case 34 near the bottom of the space 62a to discharge the exhaust and cooling water. Thus, the 2nd channel | path 62 means the path | route from the intake port 64 to the discharge port 60 via the inside of the space 62a.

  A guide plate 70 is provided between the cooling water discharge passage 56 and the second passage 62 to guide the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage 56 to the vicinity of the intake port 64 of the second passage 62.

  3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the extension case 34, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the extension case 34 as viewed from the direction A (shown in FIG. 3), and FIG. 5 is a view of the extension case 34 in the direction B (FIG. 3). It is a partial expanded sectional view when it sees from.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the guide plate 70 guides the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage 56 to the upper side of the intake port 64 of the second passage 62 by the swash plate 70a and the vertical plate 70b. The guide plate 70 and the intake port 64 are arranged at a predetermined interval (slightly apart) in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the guide plate 70 is configured as an L-shaped plate member in plan view (when viewed from the A direction or the B direction), and this plate member, that is, the guide plate 70, A rectangular cylindrical passage for guiding cooling water is formed by a part 34 a of the inner wall of the extension case 34.

  As described above, the lower end of the guide plate 70 extends to the vicinity of the intake port 64 of the second passage 62 (see FIG. 3), but the guide plate 70 and the intake port 64 extend from the B direction as shown in FIG. When viewed, they are arranged to be offset from each other. That is, the intake port 64 is not located directly below the guide plate 70, but the intake port 64 is disposed offset from the guide plate 70 toward the center of the outboard motor 10 (downward in the drawing).

  This lowers the lower end of the guide plate 70 as far as possible to keep the cooling water discharge position in the extension case 34 and the exhaust discharge passage 54 (exhaust discharge port thereof) away from each other, and the exhaust in the extension case 34 is taken in the intake port 64. This is to make it easier to capture from. That is, by offsetting the guide plate 70 and the intake port 64, the lower end of the guide plate 70 can be lowered further, and the backflow of the cooling water to the exhaust discharge passage 54 can be effectively prevented. At the same time, the intake port 64 is positioned without being obstructed by the guide plate 70, so that the exhaust can be easily taken in from the intake port 64.

  On the other hand, for example, when the intake port 64 is positioned directly below the guide plate 70, when the lower end of the guide plate 70 is lowered as much as possible to reduce the distance from the intake port 64, the cooling water discharge position and the exhaust air are exhausted. Although the discharge passage 54 can be moved away, the intake port 64 is covered by the guide plate 70 and the gap between the guide plate 70 and the intake port 64 becomes narrow, so that it is difficult to take in the exhaust gas.

  However, the guide plate 70 can be positioned away from the cooling water discharge position and the exhaust discharge passage 54, and the guide plate 70 and the intake port 64 can be separated from each other by a sufficient distance to take in the exhaust gas without being too narrow. 70 and the intake port 64 may be opposed to each other (the intake port 64 is disposed directly below the guide plate 70).

  Returning to the description of FIGS. 2 and 3, the inlet 64 of the second passage 62 allows the flow of cooling water or the like from the extension case 34 to the second passage 62, while from the second passage 62. A check valve (one-way valve) 72 for preventing the flow of cooling water or the like into the extension case 34 is attached.

  Therefore, for example, even when seawater or lake water enters from the discharge port 60 of the second passage 62, the invading seawater or lake water does not flow back into the extension case 34 from the intake port 64 of the second passage 62. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the check valve 72 is made of a rubber valve having a V-shaped cross section and opens in response to a predetermined pressure from above (upward in the drawing). Only fluid flow (from down) is allowed. The rubber check valve 72 has a simple structure and is inexpensive. On the other hand, the heat resistance temperature is low due to the physical properties of the material, but there is a concern about deterioration due to exhaust heat. However, the guide plate 70 causes cooling water to flow around the check valve 72. Therefore, the check valve 72 can be cooled and deterioration due to exhaust heat can be suppressed. However, it is needless to say that not a rubber check valve 72 but a metal or resin check valve 72 may be used.

  The intake port 64 (check valve 72) of the second passage 62 is positioned above the draft surface when the hull 12 moves backward in order to more reliably prevent intrusion of seawater and lake water into the extension case 34. To be installed.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, in addition to the engine 18, an electronic control unit (hereinafter referred to as “ECU”) 74 is disposed in the internal space (engine room) of the engine cover 22. The ECU 74 comprises a microcomputer equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and controls the operation of the outboard motor 10.

  In the vicinity of the cockpit 76 of the hull 12, a steering wheel 78 that can be freely rotated by a boat operator (not shown) is disposed. A steering angle sensor 80 is attached to a shaft (not shown) of the steering wheel 78 and outputs a signal corresponding to the steering angle of the steering wheel 78 input by the vessel operator.

  In the vicinity of the cockpit 76, a shift lever (shift / throttle lever) 82 that can be operated by the operator is provided. The shift lever 82 is swingable in the front-rear direction from the initial position, and receives a shift change instruction (forward / reverse / neutral switching instruction) from the operator and an instruction to adjust the engine speed. A lever position sensor 84 is attached in the vicinity of the shift lever 82 and outputs a signal corresponding to the position of the shift lever 82. The outputs of the sensors 80 and 84 are input to the ECU 74.

  Next, the flow until the exhaust from the engine 18 and the cooling water are discharged to the outside of the outboard motor 10 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, an arrow indicated by a solid line indicates a flow of cooling water, and an arrow indicated by a broken line indicates a flow of exhaust gas.

  Exhaust gas generated by the combustion of the air-fuel mixture passes through the exhaust valve and the exhaust manifold, and is then discharged into the extension case 34 through the exhaust discharge passage 54. Further, the cooling water after cooling the engine 18 is guided to the vicinity of the intake port 64 of the second passage 62 through a passage formed by the cooling water discharge passage 56 and the guide plate 70.

  Here, when the propeller 46 rotates at a relatively high speed in the direction in which the hull 12 moves forward (forward rotation), the exhaust gas and the cooling water discharged into the extension case 34 are caught in the rotation of the propeller 46. It flows in the direction of the propeller 46 and is discharged from the boss 44 of the propeller 46 to the outside (underwater). That is, the exhaust gas and the cooling water when the hull 12 is moving forward are discharged to the outside through the first passage 58.

  On the other hand, when the propeller 46 is rotating (reversely rotating) in the direction of moving the hull 12 backward, the first passage 58 is blocked by the reverse rotation of the propeller 46, so that the exhaust discharged into the extension case 34 and cooling The water passes through the intake port 64 (check valve 72) of the second passage 62 and is discharged from the discharge port 60 to the outside.

  As described above, the exhaust and cooling water discharged into the extension case 34 by the exhaust discharge passage 54 and the cooling water discharge passage 56 are either the first passage 58 or the second passage 62 depending on the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the propeller 46. It is discharged from the outside.

  By the way, for example, when the engine 18 misfires and engine stall occurs, negative pressure is generated from the combustion chamber to the exhaust discharge passage 54 (particularly, if engine stall occurs in a state in which the gear mechanism 40 is in reverse), inertia occurs for a while after engine stall. As a result, the propeller 46 and the engine 18 rotate in reverse, so that more negative pressure is generated from the combustion chamber to the exhaust discharge passage 54). For this reason, the cooling water discharged into the extension case 34 may be sucked back into the combustion chamber from the exhaust discharge passage 54 and may flow back to cause a so-called water hammer.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory view for explaining a case where the cooling water flows backward through the exhaust discharge passage 54 when the guide plate 70 is not installed. FIG. 7 shows a check valve 72 at the intake 64 of the second passage 62. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the case where the seawater and lake water which penetrate | invaded from the discharge port 60 when not installing flow backward in the extension case 34. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, if the guide plate 70 is not installed, the cooling water discharge position and the exhaust discharge passage 54 are close to each other. Therefore, when a negative pressure is generated in the exhaust discharge passage 54, the cooling water discharge passage 56. The cooling water discharged from the cooling water and the cooling water in the extension case 34 easily flow backward into the exhaust discharge passage 54 (see the arrow in FIG. 6). However, as shown in FIG. 3, the guide plate 70 is provided to lower the cooling water discharge position downward and away from the exhaust discharge passage 54, thereby effectively preventing the backflow of the cooling water to the exhaust discharge passage 54. (See arrows shown by solid lines in FIG. 3).

  In addition, for example, the draft surface of the outboard motor 10 may rise during sudden deceleration or reverse travel, and seawater and lake water may invade from the outlet 60 of the second passage 62. If the check valve 72 is not installed at the inlet 64 or the like, seawater or lake water that has entered from the outlet 60 flows back into the extension case 34 from the inlet 64 as shown in FIG.

  However, as shown in FIG. 3, by installing a check valve 72 at the intake port 64, the invading seawater or lake water does not flow back into the extension case 34 from the intake port 64 of the second passage 62. Therefore, the invading seawater and lake water do not flow back into the exhaust discharge passage 54.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the engine 18 is attachable to the hull 12 and is connected to the propeller 46, the engine cover 22 that houses the engine, and the power of the engine to the propeller. An extension case 34 provided between the gear case 36 that houses the gear mechanism 40 for transmission, an exhaust discharge passage 54 that guides exhaust discharged from the engine into the extension case, and cooling water after cooling the engine And a first passage 58 for guiding the exhaust and cooling water discharged from the exhaust discharge passage and the cooling water discharge passage to the outside through the propeller. And the second through the discharge port 60 drilled in the extension case. In the outboard motor 10 and a road 62, a guide plate 70 for guiding the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage between the second passage and the cooling water discharge passage to the second passage is arranged, The second passage has a check valve 72 that allows only the flow of cooling water from the inside of the extension case to the outside through the second passage, and when the discharge port 60 is attached to the hull, The hull is configured to be positioned below the draft surface when moving backward in the direction of gravity , that is, the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage 56 by the guide plate 70 is guided to the second passage 62. Therefore, although the configuration is simple, the cooling water discharge position in the extension case 34 can be kept away from the exhaust discharge passage 54 (the exhaust discharge port). It can be cooling water in the tension case 34 to prevent backflow of the exhaust discharge passage 54. In other words, the reverse flow of the cooling water can be prevented with a simple configuration in which only the guide plate 70 is installed.

  In addition, the second passage is configured to have a check valve 72 that allows only the flow of cooling water from the inside of the extension case to the outside through the second passage. It is possible to prevent seawater or lake water that has entered from the inside from flowing back into the exhaust passage 54 through the second passage 62 or the extension case 34.

  In addition, the second passage takes in the cooling water from the extension case through the intake port 64 and discharges the water from the discharge port to the outside. When the intake port is attached to the hull, the hull Since it is configured so as to be positioned above the draft surface in the direction of gravity relative to the reverse draft, intrusion of seawater and lake water into the extension case 34 can be reliably prevented.

  Further, since the guide plate is configured to extend from the cooling water discharge passage to the vicinity of the intake port of the second passage, it is more effective that the cooling water in the extension case 34 flows backward through the exhaust discharge passage 54. Can be prevented.

  In the embodiment, the guide plate 70 is configured as an L-shaped plate member in plan view, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the L-shaped plate member and a part 34 a of the inner wall of the extension case 34. The cooling water is guided, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the guide plate 70 is a rectangular or circular tubular member, and the cooling water is formed only by the tubular guide plate 70 without using the inner wall of the extension case 34. You may be made to guide. In other words, the guide plate 70 itself may be formed like a cylindrical tube through which cooling water passes.

  In the embodiment, the check valve 72 is installed at the intake port 64. However, the check valve 72 is installed at any location in the second passage 62 other than the intake port 64 (for example, below the intake port 64). Anyway. In other words, seawater or lake water that has entered from the discharge port 60 may be configured to flow backward in the second passage 62 and not flow into the extension case 34, and the check valve 72 is necessarily installed at the intake port 64. There is no need.

  1 ship, 10 outboard motor, 12 hull, 18 engine, 22 engine cover, 34 extension case, 36 gear case, 40 gear mechanism, 46 propeller, 54 exhaust discharge passage, 56 cooling water discharge passage, 58 first passage, 60 exhaust Outlet, 62 2nd passage, 64 intake, 70 guide plate, 72 check valve

Claims (4)

An extension case that is attachable to the hull and is provided between an engine connected to the propeller, an engine cover that houses the engine, and a gear case that houses a gear mechanism that transmits the power of the engine to the propeller; An exhaust discharge passage for guiding exhaust discharged from the engine into the extension case, a cooling water discharge passage for guiding cooling water after cooling the engine into the extension case, the exhaust discharge passage and the cooling water discharge passage A ship having a first passage for guiding exhaust and cooling water discharged into the extension case from the outside to the outside via the propeller and a second passage for guiding to the outside through a discharge port formed in the extension case In the outside machine,
Guide plates for guiding the cooling water discharged from the cooling water discharge passage between the second passage and the cooling water discharge passage to the second passage is arranged,
The second passage has a check valve that allows only the flow of cooling water from the extension case through the second passage to the outside,
The outboard motor , wherein when attached to the hull, the discharge port is positioned below the draft surface when the hull moves backward in the direction of gravity .   The second passage takes in the cooling water from the extension case through the intake port and discharges the water from the discharge port to the outside, and when the intake port is attached to the hull, the hull moves backward. The outboard motor according to claim 1, wherein the outboard motor is located above the draft surface in the direction of gravity.   The outboard motor according to claim 2, wherein the guide plate and the intake port are disposed so as to be offset from each other.   The outboard motor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the guide plate extends from the cooling water discharge passage to the vicinity of the intake port of the second passage.

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