Cowling assembly for outboard motor

Abstract

A cowling assembly for covering an internal combustion engine of an outboard motor includes a bottom cowling, with a bottom-side hook, attached to an opening edge of the bottom cowling. The cowling assembly further includes a top cowling, and a top-side hook, attached to an opening edge of the top cowling is engageable with the bottom-side hook. A mounting boss is additionally secured to an inner side of the opening edge of the top cowling, and the top-side hook is attached to the mounting boss.

1 . A cowling assembly for an outboard motor, comprising a top cowling and a bottom cowling for covering an internal combustion engine of the outboard motor, said cowling assembly comprising: 
 a bottom-side hook attached to an opening edge of the bottom cowling;    a top-side hook attached to an opening edge of the top cowling and engageable with the bottom-side hook; and    a mounting boss secured to an inner side of the opening edge of the top cowling, wherein the top-side hook is attached to the mounting boss.    
   
   
       2 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting boss is secured to the inner side of the opening edge of the top cowling with an adhesive.  
   
   
       3 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 1 , wherein a leg member extending beyond the opening edge of the top cowling is attached to the mounting boss.  
   
   
       4 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 2 , wherein a leg member extending beyond the opening edge of the top cowling is attached to the mounting boss.  
   
   
       5 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 1 , wherein a positioning damper is attached to the mounting boss.  
   
   
       6 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 2 , wherein a positioning damper is attached to the mounting boss.  
   
   
       7 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 3 , wherein a positioning damper is attached to the mounting boss.  
   
   
       8 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 1 , wherein the top cowling is formed by pressing a nonferrous material.  
   
   
       9 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 3 , wherein the top cowling is formed by pressing a nonferrous material.  
   
   
       10 . The cowling assembly for an outboard motor of  claim 5 , wherein the top cowling is formed by pressing a nonferrous material.