Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
123179250 | Having specific mounting or drive connection for electric starter motor | 55 |
20080283012 | Parallel Starting System Having a Low Wiring Expenditure - A starter system for starting internal combustion engines including a plurality of starters connected in parallel, each having a starter motor and an engaging relay. This parallel starting system may be implemented simply and cost-effectively if at least one of the starters includes a power relay which switches the primary current path to the associated starter motor, and the engaging relay, the power relay, and the starter motor are implemented as a structural unit. | 11-20-2008 |
20090020093 | STARTER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A starter for an internal combustion engine has no radial protrusion of an auxiliary switch in a shape projected along an axial direction thereof, thus improving the degree of freedom in mounting the starter on the engine. An axially extending electromagnetic switch is mounted on a motor for turning it on and off. An auxiliary switch extends in an axial direction of the motor and is mounted thereon for operating the electromagnetic switch by means of an operation of a key switch. A pinion gear can be placed into or out of engagement with a ring gear of the engine so as to be driven by the motor. The motor has a bracket with a radially extending flange, through which the starter is mounted on the engine. The auxiliary switch is arranged at an inner side of a common tangent line between outer peripheries of the electromagnetic switch and the flange. | 01-22-2009 |
20090183708 | STARTING MODULE ASSEMBLY OF REMOTE CONTROL CAR - A starting module assembly of a remote control car includes an engine mount and a starter. A seat cover and a fixed base are installed outside the engine mount. A transmission gear cylinder is installed between assembling holes of the seat cover and the fixed base. An actuation gear is engaged between two transmission gear cylinders and sheathed into a spindle bearing of the engine mount for switching the direction of directly installing the engine mount. The starter has a penetrating ventilation hole at the front end of the upper half portion for dissipating heat produced by the electric motor. An external cover for fixing the rechargeable battery is pivotally coupled for preventing the external cover from being separated or fallen off when the cover is lifted. Further, a space is reserved at the front end of the upper half portion for installing an electric motor of different sizes. | 07-23-2009 |
20100024757 | ENGINE STARTER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - An engine starter mounting structure is provided that basically has a starter housing part ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100050971 | Magnetic brake system for starter motor - An engine starter system is disclosed. The starter system includes an electric cranking motor having a shaft and configured to crank the engine. The starter system further includes a planetary-type reduction gear unit that has a starter motor ring gear. The starter system has a pinion mechanism mounted on the shaft and configured to selectively engage a ring gear of the engine. A clutch assembly is configured to transmit torque between the shaft and the pinion mechanism. The clutch assembly includes a current conducting material and the starter motor ring gear includes one or more permanent magnets. The starter system employs the principle of Lenz's law to reduce the overrunning rotational speed of the cranking motor upon disengagement of the pinion mechanism from the engine's ring gear after the engine has started. | 03-04-2010 |
20100089354 | STARTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATING INSULATING PART, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A STARTER, RETAINING FLANGE - A starter for an internal combustion engine, particularly for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a housing, on which a mounting flange is developed that can be associated with the internal combustion engine, at least one insulating part being associated with the mounting flange, such that no electrical connection exists between the starter and the internal combustion engine. An internal combustion engine, particularly for a motor vehicle, has a starter as described above. A retaining flange for an electric motor, particularly for a starter of a motor vehicle, the retaining flange being developed as an insulating part, and is made up at least partially of an electrically insulating material and/or has at least one electrically insulating insulating element situated on the retaining flange. | 04-15-2010 |
20100101524 | Starter equipped with planetary speed reducer and shock absorber - A starter for an engine is equipped with a planetary gear speed reducer, a restraining mechanism, and a shock absorber which is made up of a rotary disc, a stationary disc, a case, and a load applying mechanism. The load applying mechanism applies a load to the stationary and rotary discs to develop a given degree of friction therebetween. When an excessive torque acts on the rotary disc through the internal gear, the shock absorber induces the rotary disc to rotate against the given degree of friction to absorb the torque to eliminate a physical impact to be exerted on the planetary gear speed reducer. The restraining mechanism restrains the load applying mechanism from moving in a radius direction of the internal thread to avoid undesirable engagement of the load applying mechanism with the internal thread, thereby ensuring the stability in applying the load to the stationary and rotary discs. | 04-29-2010 |
20100132648 | STARTER FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A PINION SHAFT SUPPORT - A starter for starting an internal combustion engine has an electric starter motor, which has a drive shaft provided with an external toothing, a pinion shaft bearing a pinion, and a clutch element of a roller-type overrunning clutch situated between the drive shaft and the pinion shaft. The clutch element has an internal toothing mating with the external toothing of the drive shaft and is shiftable together with the pinion shaft away from the starter motor in the axial direction of the drive shaft into a meshing position in which the pinion mates with a gear wheel or ring gear of the internal combustion engine. The starter also has a device provided for directly supporting the pinion shaft on a section of the external toothing of the drive shaft facing away from the starter motor. | 06-03-2010 |
20100147241 | STARTER PLATE WITH A FRICTION FREE WHEEL SYSTEM BY ROLLERS - The present invention refers to the technical field of starter plates in general, more specifically a starter plate with a friction free wheel system by rollers, which is applied to internal combustion engines of motorcycles or vehicles making use of a similar starter motor with the purpose to improve performance, increase durability, reduce the final price of the product and simplify manufacturing and assembly processes. The assembly preserves the locking feature under high torque in one direction (joined element by the input torque of the driver element) and, after starting, it allows free turning of the joined element in the opposite direction, which then has higher rotation than the driver element. | 06-17-2010 |
20100229816 | POWER UNIT FOR VEHICLE - A speed reducing gear train includes a starter driven gear, a starting one-way clutch interposed between the starter driven gear and a crankshaft for permitting power transmission from the starter driven gear to the side of the crankshaft. The speed reducing gear train and the starting one-way clutch being provided between a starter motor and the crankshaft with a transmission accommodated in a crankcase. The transmission includes gear trains for selectively establishing a plurality of gear speeds with the gear trains being between a main shaft and a counter shaft. The starter motor can produce power for driving the vehicle and to impart a drive assisting force. A power transmitting gear meshing with the starter driven gear is relatively rotatably mounted on the main shaft through a running one-way clutch permitting power transmission from the power transmitting gear to the side of the main shaft. | 09-16-2010 |
20100307441 | CRANKING DEVICE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cranking device of an internal combustion engine includes an electric machine having a drive unit, which electric machine is in mechanical operative connection with a commutator by way of an armature shaft. A protective element is disposed in the region of the drive unit, particularly the stator and/or armature, in such a way that a separating effect is provided with respect to an operating region of the commutator. | 12-09-2010 |
20110048357 | Parallel Starter System - A parallel starter system for starting an internal combustion engine has at least two parallel-connected starters and a thermal switch associated with each of the starters, which thermal switch interrupts operation of the respective starter in the event of a response. The thermal switches are connected in series so that in the event of tripping of one of these thermal switches, the operation of all starters is interrupted. | 03-03-2011 |
20110048358 | Disengageable Module for a System for Transmitting a Starting Torque to an Internal Combustion Engine - The disengageable module for a system for transmitting a starting torque to an internal combustion engine, of the type comprising a ring gear connected to the crankshaft of the combustion engine, comprises an inner ring ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110088649 | Flexible Mounting System for Powertrain Mounted Components - A mounting system for powertrain components requiring axial installation and radial removal thereof is provided. A mounting flange is integrally cast with a powertrain component and extends outwardly therefrom. An opening extends through the mounting flange defining a mounting flange axis and axially receives a portion of a powertrain component for support therein, and by the mounting flange. A separation line extends diametrically across the mounting flange to define a separated portion and a remaining portion of the mounting flange. Fasteners are configured to removeably attach the separated portion to the remaining portion to thereby facilitate removal of the powertrain component from the powertrain assembly in a radial direction. | 04-21-2011 |
20110168118 | TORQUE TRANSFER UNIT WITH SEALED ONE WAY CLUTCH FOR AN ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM - A starting system for an internal combustion engine includes a pinion gear selectively driven by a starter motor, a drive plate having a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear and a one-way clutch adapted to interconnect the drive plate and an engine crankshaft. The clutch assembly includes an inner race adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft. An outer race is fixed for rotation with the drive plate and has circumferentially spaced apart cam surfaces. The clutch also includes a cage for positioning rollers in circumferentially spaced apart alignment with the cam surfaces. A pair of seal plates are coupled to one of the inner race and the outer race. Each seal plate is positioned proximate to and spaced apart from the other of the inner race and the outer race. | 07-14-2011 |
20110168119 | SEALED HIGH CAPACITY OVERRUNNING ROLLER CLUTCH - A clutch assembly includes an inner race, an outer race and a plurality of roller elements positioned radially therebetween. The clutch assembly also includes a cage assembly, a seal and a retaining ring. The cage assembly includes a skeleton coupled to a spring ring having a plurality of radially extending guides arranged to circumferentially space apart each roller element in alignment with cam surfaces formed on the outer race. The guides are resiliently deformable to allow concurrent engagement of each roller element with both the inner and outer races. The seal engages an inner surface of the outer race and an outer surface of the inner race, and is positioned axially outboard of the roller elements. The retaining ring is positioned within ring grooves formed on each of the inner and outer races to restrict movement of the cage. | 07-14-2011 |
20110185997 | START-UP UNIT FOR CONSTANTLY ENGAGED / COUPLED, COMBUSTION ENGINES - The present invention is aimed at the technical field of starter systems in general, more specifically to a starter unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
20120024253 | METHOD FOR ENGAGING A STARTING PINION OF A STARTING DEVICE WITH A RING GEAR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is described for engaging a starting pinion of a starting device with a ring gear of an internal combustion engine, the starting pinion having a peripheral speed and the ring gear having a peripheral speed, the starting pinion being pushed forward axially along its axis of rotation, the starting pinion making contact with the ring gear at a peripheral speed which is lower than the peripheral speed of the ring gear. | 02-02-2012 |
20120055436 | ENGINE STARTER - An engine starter that employs a clutch between a flywheel or flex plate and a plate structure that is configured to receive rotary power from a starter motor through a transmission. The transmission may include ring and pinion gears or a belt that transmits rotary power between pulleys. | 03-08-2012 |
20120085306 | STARTER MOTOR - A starter motor for an internal combustion engine has an electric motor, a shaft driven by the motor, and a pinion assembly arranged to engage a flywheel of the engine. The pinion assembly has a drive collar mounted to a helical spline of the shaft, an output gear and an elastic member disposed between the drive collar and the output gear. A connection shell prevents axial separation between the drive collar and the output gear. The elastic member prevents direct contact between the connection shell and at least one and possibly both of the drive collar and the output gear. | 04-12-2012 |
20120090569 | START SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A VEHICLE - A drive mechanism | 04-19-2012 |
20120097124 | STARTER MOTOR - A starter motor for engine has a flywheel fixed to a shaft of the engine. A support is fixed relative to the engine. A space is formed between the flywheel and the support and a driving device is installed in the space. The driving device includes a stator fixed to the support and a rotor fixed to the flywheel. | 04-26-2012 |
20120103293 | MULTIPLE GEAR RATIO STARTER MOTOR - A starter for an internal combustion engine includes a stationary member and an output member adapted for starting the engine. The starter also includes a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set. Each of the respective first and second planetary gear sets includes a first, a second, and a third gear member and each of the respective first and second planetary gear sets is operatively connected to the output member. The starter additionally includes a motor operatively connected to the first gear set and to the second gear set for driving the output member. A motor vehicle employing the disclosed starter is also provided. | 05-03-2012 |
20120103294 | ENGINE START DEVICE - An engine starting device for an automatic idling stop system includes: a crank angle sensor for detecting a crank angle of an engine; a ring gear connected to a crankshaft of the engine, for transmitting rotation of the engine; ring gear rpm detecting section; a starter motor for starting the engine; a pinion gear for transmitting rotation of the starter motor to the ring gear; pinion-gear push-out section for pushing out the pinion gear into meshing engagement with the ring gear; and pinion gear push-out control section for driving the pinion-gear push-out section to bring the pinion gear and the ring gear into meshing engagement when the ring gear rpm detected by the ring gear rotational speed detection section becomes smaller than a threshold value which is determined by at least one of the crank angle, a gear range, and a restart condition. | 05-03-2012 |
20120125280 | STARTING TORQUE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A starting torque transmission mechanism for an internal combustion engine includes an inner race coupled to a crankshaft, a ring gear to which a rotational driving force from a starter motor is transmitted, and an outer race coupled to the ring gear. A one way clutch, a ball bearing, and an inner seal member are provided between an inner circumferential surface of the outer race and an outer circumferential surface of the inner race. The inner seal member is provided closer to the outer side of an internal combustion engine main body than the one way clutch and the ball bearing in the axial direction of the crankshaft, and blocks oil leakage from between the inner circumferential surface of the outer race and the outer circumferential surface of the inner race. The oil supply passage formed at the inner race connects the outside of the inner race with the inner seal member. | 05-24-2012 |
20120160202 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method and a device for starting an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the internal combustion engine exerting a drive torque on a crankshaft in one direction of the internal combustion engine, a starting motor exerting a starting torque on the crankshaft during a starting process to achieve a minimum rotational speed of the internal combustion engine, and a control unit regulating the starting torque. The control unit regulates the starting torque in a time-dependent manner between a positive maximum starting torque and a negative minimum starting torque during the starting process, a positive starting torque acting on the crankshaft in one direction and a negative starting torque in the opposite direction. | 06-28-2012 |
20120180745 | SWITCHING RELAY HAVING CONTACT RIPPING DEVICE - The invention relates to a switching relay ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120234279 | METHOD AND MECHANISM CONFIGURED FOR REDUCING POWERTRAIN RIGID BODY MOTION DURING START/STOP - A starting system for an engine of a vehicle includes a starter motor and a motion control mechanism. The starter motor includes a starter pinion gear configured to selectively mesh with a primary mass of the engine. The starter pinion gear is selectively rotatable about a first axis of rotation to cause the primary mass to rotate about a second axis of rotation. The motion control mechanism includes a mechanism pinion gear that is configured to selectively mesh with the primary mass of the engine. The mechanism pinion gear is configured to rotate about a third axis of rotation in response to rotation of the primary mass about the secondary axis of rotation. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234280 | STARTER - A starter includes a shift lever that is engaged between a washer and a space collar and moves an output shaft in an axial direction, and a locking portion that is disposed between a snap ring attached to the output shaft and the shift lever to be movable on the output shaft and locks at least a part of an outer circumference portion of the snap ring when the shift lever is engaged between the washer and the space collar. An axial length of the locking portion is shorter than an axial movable length of the locking portion when the snap ring is attached to or removed from the output shaft and longer than the axial movable length of the locking portion when the shift lever is engaged between the washer and the space collar. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234281 | ONE WAY CLUTCH WITH VIBRATION DAMPER FOR AN ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM - A starting system for a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotatably supported within an engine block. The starting system includes a pinion gear driven by a starter motor, a drive plate having a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear, and a one-way clutch. The one-way clutch is adapted to selectively drivingly interconnect the drive plate and the crankshaft. The clutch includes an inner race adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race coupled for rotation with the drive plate, and a plurality of roller elements positioned radially therebetween. A fastener couples the drive plate to the outer race and compresses an elastomeric damper between the drive plate and the outer race. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234282 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STARTING ENGINE - An engine starting method in a parallel-type hybrid vehicle comprises a motor reverse rotation driving step of applying reverse rotation current to drivingly rotate a motor output shaft in a reverse rotation direction of an engine output shaft whereby an elastic member in a damper is elastically deformed to store an urging force that urges the motor output shaft in a normal rotation direction; an urged normal rotation step of stopping the electrification to release the urging force having been stored at the motor reverse rotation driving step whereby the motor output shaft is rotated in the normal rotation direction; a motor normal rotation driving step of applying normal rotation current to drivingly rotate the motor output shaft in the normal rotation direction; and an engine start igniting step of igniting an engine with the engine output shaft being rotated by the rotation at the motor normal rotation driving step. | 09-20-2012 |
20130008401 | BELT DRIVEN ELECTRIC STARTER SYSTEM - A Belt Driven Electric Starter System (BES) may have an idle pulley is composed of pivot point idle pulley forming pivot points at both sides of driving belt, which is wound on starter generator pulley and crank pulley, and driven idle pulley forming the fixing point, and a side of tension controller is fixed to engine and the opposite side is fixed to starter generator combined with starter generator pulley, such that it is possible to more effectively use the empty space without interference with the other portions in the entire layout of the BES. Further, excessive tension of driving belt due to starter generator when the engine is started can be attenuated by retraction of tension controller that moves with starter generator, while the excessive tension of driving belt due to crank pulley when electricity is generated can also be attenuated by extension of tension controller that moves with starter generator. | 01-10-2013 |
20130042833 | Starting system, method and computer program product for starting an internal combustion engine - A starting system for an internal combustion engine, especially of a motor vehicle, equipped with a starting device and a starter control is described; the starting device includes an electrical machine, especially a starter motor, and the electrical machine is able to be actuated via an electrical machine switching device, the electrical machine being in operative connection with a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine via a mechanical device at least for starting the internal combustion engine. To avoid malfunctions in the starting system and in the method sequence in more optimal manner, especially during intensive use due to a start-stop operation, a safety device is provided, which may be used to check the actuating function of the starter motor. | 02-21-2013 |
20130167790 | Dual Synchronized Starter Motors - A starter motor arrangement comprises a battery, a first starter motor including a first pinion and a second starter motor including a second pinion. The first starter motor is connected in series to the battery and the second starter motor is connected in series to the first starter motor. Accordingly, the battery, the first starter motor, and the second starter motor are all connected in series. The first pinion gear and the second pinion gear are configured to engage an engine ring gear when electrical current flows through the first starter motor and the second starter motor. | 07-04-2013 |
20130269645 | High-Voltage Pinion Starter - A vehicle is provided with a pinion starter for an internal-combustion engine, which vehicle includes a low-voltage onboard power supply system and a high-voltage onboard power supply system. The pinion starter has an electric motor and a solenoid switch, wherein the electric motor is constructed as a polyphase machine. The polyphase machine can be supplied with electric power from the high-voltage onboard power supply system, and the solenoid switch can be electrically supplied by the low-voltage onboard power supply system. | 10-17-2013 |
20130284139 | ENGINE CRANKSHAFT ISOLATOR ASSEMBLY - An engine assembly includes an engine structure, a crankshaft rotationally supported on the engine structure, a crankshaft isolator assembly and a belt. The crankshaft isolator assembly includes a hub fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, a crankshaft isolator pulley coupled to the hub, and a mechanical clutch. The mechanical clutch is engaged with the hub and the crankshaft isolator pulley. The mechanical clutch fixes the hub for rotation with the crankshaft isolator pulley during a first operating condition and allows relative rotation between the hub and the crankshaft isolator pulley during a second operating condition. The belt is engaged with the crankshaft isolator pulley and an accessory drive system. | 10-31-2013 |
20140060472 | STARTING DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A starting device for an internal combustion engine has a starter pinion which can be adjusted axially between an out-of-function position and an advanced drive position and is seated on a shaft, on which a securing ring is arranged in order to limit the axial movement of the starter pinion. A securing recess is made in the end side of the starter pinion, into which securing recess the securing ring protrudes and which fixes the securing ring radially in its position on the shaft. The starter pinion can be displaced axially into a removal position. | 03-06-2014 |
20140158078 | Starter Motor With Multiple Position Mounting Device and Method Thereof - An engine starter including a motor, an electromagnetic switch, an auxiliary switch, a housing, and a mounting member for the auxiliary switch. The mounting member is disposed at the housing between the housing and the motor and electromagnetic switch. The mounting member includes a flange including a tab to mount the auxiliary switch. | 06-12-2014 |
20140196681 | ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - Upon gear disengagement, a pinion gear drive means actuates a pinion gear to disengage from a ring gear while the starter motor of a starting device is rotated or while injectors of an engine are caused to inject fuel into cylinders of the engine to ignite an air-fuel mixture therein, thereby releasing the gear disengagement. Applied to an idling stop-capable vehicle that engages the starter pinion gear with the engine ring gear beforehand to shorten the time to restart, the inventive control apparatus with the above feature releases unfailingly the engagement against metal-to-metal frictional force that causes the gears to be stuck with each other upon engine stop. | 07-17-2014 |
20140202415 | SOLENOID SWITCH AND VEHICLE STARTER - A solenoid switch for a vehicle starter includes a housing defining an axial direction and a circumferential direction, a cap carrying a pair of contact studs, a solenoid core mounted in the housing in front of the cap, and an elastic element clamped between the front end of the cap and the solenoid core. The housing defines first retention portions at first circumferential with the first retention portions being separated from each other in the circumferential direction. The front end of the cap is fixedly clamped at the first circumferential locations between the first retention portions and a flange which is formed by radially inwardly crimping a back end of the housing. The front end of the cap is pushed against the flange by the elastic element at second circumferential locations each defined between two neighboring first circumferential locations. A vehicle starter includes the solenoid switch. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202416 | SOLENOID SWITCH AND VEHICLE STARTER - A solenoid switch for a vehicle starter is disclosed, which comprises a housing defining an axial direction; a cap carrying a pair of contact studs, the cap having a front end which is fixed in the housing; a solenoid core mounted in the housing in front of the cap; and an elastic element having a maximum (extreme) allowance compression in the axial direction, the elastic element being compressed between the cap and the solenoid core in the axial direction by an elastic pre-compression amount which is smaller than the maximum allowance compression; wherein the solenoid core is supported by the housing at its front side and is supported by the elastic element at its back side. A vehicle starter comprising such a solenoid switch is also disclosed. Axial bouncing of the cap can be reduced by the invention. | 07-24-2014 |
20140290615 | DUAL SYNCHRONIZED VEHICLE STARTER MOTORS - A vehicle starter motor arrangement comprises a battery, a first vehicle starter motor including a first pinion and a second vehicle starter motor including a second pinion. The first vehicle starter motor is connected in series to the battery and the second vehicle starter motor is connected in series to the first vehicle starter motor. Accordingly, the battery, the first vehicle starter motor, and the second vehicle starter motor are all connected in series. The first pinion gear and the second pinion gear are configured to engage an engine ring gear when electrical current flows through the first vehicle starter motor and the second vehicle starter motor. | 10-02-2014 |
20140305396 | TORQUE TRANSFER UNIT FOR AN ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM - A starting system for a vehicle including an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft includes a pinion gear driven by a starter motor. A drive plate includes a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear. A one-way clutch assembly is adapted to drivingly interconnect the drive plate and the crankshaft. The clutch assembly includes an inner race adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race fixed for rotation with the drive plate, and a plurality of rollers positioned radially therebetween. One of the inner and outer races includes circumferentially spaced apart cam surfaces. The clutch assembly also includes a cage for positioning the rollers in a circumferentially spaced apart alignment with the cam surfaces and a roller bearing assembly positioned axially offset from the one-way clutch rollers to rotatably support the outer race on the inner race. | 10-16-2014 |
20140311434 | STARTER ADAPTED TO IDLE STOP SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - An electromagnetic solenoid that controls a motor current of a starter includes: a first switch including first fixed contacts and a first movable contact, intermitting the motor current; a suppression resistor that suppresses the motor current; a second switch including second fixed contacts and a second movable contact, making a short circuit path to bypass the suppression resistor; a first regulation member being driven by a first solenoid, regulating the first switch being closed and releasing the first switch from being regulated after predetermined time elapses; and a second regulation member being driven by a second solenoid, regulating the second switch being closed and releasing the second switch from being regulated after predetermined time elapses when the first switch is released from regulated state. The first and second regulation members are disposed between a regulated position and a released position to regulate the first and second switches. | 10-23-2014 |
20140311435 | STARTER ADAPTED TO IDLE STOP SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - An electromagnetic solenoid of a starter includes: a main solenoid forming an electromagnet to pull a plunger when being energized, a contact unit that controls the motor current ON and OFF. | 10-23-2014 |
20140311436 | STARTER PROVIDED WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC SOLENOID INTEGRATING RUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION FUNCTION - An electromagnetic solenoid that controls a motor current of a starter includes: a first switch including a pair of first fixed contacts and a first movable contact, intermitting the motor current; a suppression resistor that suppresses the motor current; a second switch including a pair of second fixed contacts and a second movable contact, making a short circuit path to bypass the suppression resistor; a regulation member being driven by a sub solenoid, regulating the second switch being closed and releasing the second switch from being regulated after predetermined time elapses when a plunger is pulled by a main electromagnet. The regulation member is disposed between a regulated position and a released position to regulate the second switch. | 10-23-2014 |
20150047594 | STARTER - Formed in a pinion ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150090213 | STARTER ARRANGEMENT - A starter arrangement for starting a motor vehicle engine, having a starter ring for connecting to a drive shaft, a starter unit for introducing a starter torque into the starter ring via a starter pinion acting on the starter ring, and a clutch connected to the starter ring for coupling the drive shaft to at least one transmission input shaft of a transmission. The clutch is spaced apart in the axial direction from the starter ring by an axial distance s, a forming reserved installation space for positioning an electric machine for a hybrid drive. The starter unit is positioned at least partially, preferably in large part, within the reserved installation space. A smaller installation space requirement for positioning a drive train in a motor vehicle body is possible by the sharing of the reserved installation space provided for the electric machine. | 04-02-2015 |
20150300309 | ELECTRIC STARTING DEVICE FOR A GASOLINE ENGINE - An electric starting device for a gasoline engine includes a clutch, an adapter and a motor. The clutch further provided with a flail block seat and a flail block seat. The flail block seat is pivotally disposed with flail blocks able to be optionally engaged in the starting claw, while the starting claw is combined with the motor via the adapter and the flail block seat is to be combined with the crankshaft of an engine. Thus, the motor can be started to drive the crankshaft to rotate through the clutch for starting the engine and when the engine is started to operate, the centrifugal force produced by rotation of the crankshaft will force the flail blocks to disengage from the starting claw and hence, the starting claw, the adapter and the motor will be disconnected from the crankshaft, able to effectively lower load of the engine and reduce power consumption. | 10-22-2015 |
20160040643 | TANDEM SOLENOID STARTER HAVING HELICAL PINION GEAR AND STARTING SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - A starter assembly for rotating a helical ring gear of an engine, including a connector with first and second inputs, an electric motor, a helical pinion gear, and an actuator. The motor is in communication with the first input for generating rotational torque in response to signals at the first input. The helical pinion is in rotational communication with the motor. The actuator is in communication with the second input and moves between a disengaged position, with the helical pinion spaced from the helical ring; and an engaged position, wherein the helical pinion meshes and can rotate with the helical ring. The actuator moves between the positions in response to signals occurring at the second input. The inputs are independent such that the actuator can move the helical pinion to the engaged position and the motor can subsequently rotate the helical ring so as to start the engine. | 02-11-2016 |
20160040748 | HELICAL FLEXPLATE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - A flexplate assembly for use in translating rotational torque between a starter motor, an engine, and a transmission is provided. The flexplate assembly includes a drive assembly and a ring assembly. The drive assembly is operatively attached to the engine and the transmission and is used to translate rotational torque therebetween. The ring assembly includes a helical ring gear permanently engaging the starter motor. The ring assembly is in freewheel rotational communication with the drive assembly such that the ring assembly couples to and rotates with the drive assembly in response to rotational torque generated by the starter motor, and wherein the drive assembly disengages from the ring assembly in response to rotational torque generated by the engine. | 02-11-2016 |
20160131099 | STARTER DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A starter device for an internal combustion engine includes a starter housing, an electric motor and an engagement pinion driven in rotation by the motor around the pinion rotation axis, the pinion being movable in a translational motion along its pinion rotation axis between a retracted position and an engaging position for engaging a gear connected to the internal combustion engine, the translational motion being caused by the rotation of the electric motor, the starter device further comprising a non-rotatable element which is blocked in rotation with respect to the starter housing, a rotatable element driven in rotation by the electric motor, a helical linkage between the non rotatable element and the rotatable element for causing the translational motion of the pinion. The non rotatable element is fixed in translation along the pinion rotation axis with respect to the starter housing, the rotatable element can translate with respect to the starter housing, and translation of the rotatable element causes translation of the pinion towards its engaging position. The non-rotatable element includes a retractable clutching member with a pin movable in translational movement, so that the helical linkage can be deactivated. | 05-12-2016 |
20160146174 | STARTER SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - Outdoor power equipment includes an internal combustion engine including an electric motor, a battery receiving port, a rechargeable battery removably attached to the battery receiving port, wherein the rechargeable battery is configured to power the electric motor to start the engine, an implement driven by the internal combustion engine, a release mechanism movable to an engaged position to put the implement in a ready-to-run condition in which the implement is ready to be driven by the engine, a run sensor configured to detect the ready-to-run condition, a switch actuated by the release mechanism, and a control module coupled to the switch so that the switch provides a signal to the control module when the release mechanism is in the engaged position and the control module turns on the electric motor to start the engine in response to the signal from the switch and the run sensor detecting the ready-to-run condition. | 05-26-2016 |
20160160830 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided which works to control an electric motor to start the engine through a belt transmission system. The control apparatus restricts rotation of the electric motor so as to keep a speed of the electric motor below a speed at which the electric motor is capable of producing a maximum torque until a given period of time passes since the electric motor is actuated to start in the motor mode. This enables the electric motor to generate the maximum torque when it is required to crank the engine. | 06-09-2016 |
123179260 | For nonoperator supporting wheeled platform | 1 |
20160108881 | LAWN MOWER STARTER SYSTEM - A lawn mower includes an internal combustion engine, a rotary tool driven by the internal combustion engine, an electric motor coupled to the internal combustion engine and configured to start the internal combustion engine, a receiving port mounted to the internal combustion engine, an energy storage device configured to be selectively inserted into and removed from the receiving port without tools, a first user interface, and a second user interface, wherein the electric motor starts the internal combustion engine upon actuation of the first user interface and the second user interface. | 04-21-2016 |