A cowling for a marine engine has an outer shell and a supporting structure bonded to an interior surface of the outer shell. The supporting structure has an elongated member that extends along the interior surface and provides rigidity to the outer shell. The supporting structure comprises a plurality of flex joints that are spaced apart along the elongated member and allow the supporting structure to flex transversely to the elongated member and thus follow a contour of the interior surface during bonding to the outer shell. Corresponding methods are disclosed.
Cowlings for marine engines and methods for making cowlings for marine engines
2018-12-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING / B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B29K Index-Schema für Formmassen oder Materialien für Verstärkungen, Füllstoffe oder vorgeformte Teile, z.B. Einlagen in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen B29B, B29C oder B29D , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS / B29L INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES , Index-Schema für besondere Gegenstände in Verbindung mit Unterklasse B29C |
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