Claims
- 1. A marine propulsion device comprising a lower unit, a propeller shaft rotatably supported by said lower unit and adapted to be driven by an engine and including a longitudinal axis, a forward, generally cylindrical surface, a rearward, generally cylindrical surface, and a shoulder surface which is intermediate said forward and rearward cylindrical surfaces and which is substantially normal to said axis, a propeller supported by said propeller shaft and including a hub having a forward transverse surface and a forwardly located inner cylindrical surface, and a thrust washer engaged between said forward transverse surface of said hub and said shoulder surface of said propeller shaft for transmitting thrusting force from said propeller to said propeller shaft, engaged between said inner cylindrical surface of said hub and said forward cylindrical surface of said propeller shaft for transmitting bending force from said propeller to said propeller shaft, and spaced from said rearward cylindrical surface of said propeller shaft to prevent transmission of bending force from said propeller to said propeller shaft through said second cylindrical surface.
- 2. A marine propulsion device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said shaft includes a generally cylindrical second surface, and a generally cylindrical third surface, and wherein said first surface is located intermediate said second and third surfaces.
- 3. A marine propulsion device as set forth in claim 2 wherein said thrust washer means is engageable with said second surface to transmit bending force from said propeller to said second surface and is isolated from said third surface to prevent transmission of bending force from the propeller to said propeller shaft through said third surface.
- 4. A marine propulsion device as set forth in claim 3 wherein said thrust washer means includes a thrust washer having therein a bore including a first inner surface engageable said generally cylindrical second surface, and a shoulder engaging said first surface.
- 5. A marine propulsion device as set forth in claim 4 wherein said bore includes a second inner surface surrounding and being spaced from said generally cylindrical third surface.
- 6. A marine propulsion device comprising a lower unit, a propeller shaft rotatably supported by said lower unit and adapted to be driven by an engine and to support a propeller, said shaft including a longitudinal axis, a first generally cylindrical surface having a first diameter, a second generally cylindrical surface having a second diameter, and a transition surface located intermediate said first and second cylindrical surfaces, said transition surface defining a plane which is substantially normal to said axis, a propeller supported by said propeller shaft and including a hub and a propeller blade extending from said hub, and a thrust washer engaged between said transition surface and said hub of said propeller for transmitting thrusting force from the propeller to said transition surface, engaged with said first cylindrical surface for transmitting bending forces from the propeller to said first cylindrical surface, and clear of said second cylindrical surface of said propeller shaft for isolating said second cylindrical surface from bending forces from the propeller.
- 7. A marine propulsion device as set forth in claim 6 wherein said first diameter is larger than said second diameter.
- 8. A marine propulsion device as set forth in claim 7 wherein said thrust washer means includes a thrust washer having therethrough a bore including a first inner surface surrounding said first cylindrical surface, a shoulder engaging said transition surface and a second inner surface surrounding said second cylindrical surface and being spaced from said second cylindrical surface.
- 9. A marine propulsion device comprising a lower unit, a propeller shaft rotatably supported by said lower unit and adapted to be driven by an engine and including a longitudinal axis and a forward, generally cylindrical surface, a rearward, generally cylindrical surface and a shoulder surface which is intermediate said forward and rearward cylindrical surfaces and which is substantially normal to said axis, a propeller supported by said propeller shaft and including a hub having a forward transverse surface and a forwardly located inner cylindrical surface, and a thrust washer engaged between said forward transverse surface of said hub and said shoulder surface of said propeller shaft for transmitting thrusting force from said propeller to said propeller shaft, and engaged between said inner cylindrical surface of said hub and said forward cylindrical surface of said propeller shaft for transmitting bending force from said propeller to said propeller shaft, said thrust washer including therein a bore including a forward inner surface engaging said forward generally cylindrical surface, and a rearward inner surface surrounding said rearward generally cylindrical surface.
- 10. A marine propulsion device as set forth in claim 9 wherein said forward generally cylindrical surface has a diameter, and wherein said rearward generally cylindrical surface has a diameter smaller than said diameter of said forward cylindrical surface.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 510,167, filed Apr. 16, 1990, now abandoned.
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