Marine propulsion device internal combustion engine
US5078101A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01P3/202
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An internal combustion engine comprising an engine block including an outer surface, structure including the engine block and a member connected to the surface of the engine block for defining a substantially closed chamber, a crankshaft extending from the engine block and into the chamber, a flywheel located in the chamber, connected to the crankshaft, and including thereon a starter gear, a stator located in the chamber and fixed to the engine block, a magnet or magnets located in the chamber and fixed to the flywheel for rotation therewith in a path adjacent to the stator, a finned coolant jacket located in the chamber and adapted to be connected to a source of coolant exterior to the chamber, structure on the flywheel for creating air flow in a path extending between the stator and the coolant jacket, a starter motor mounted on the block exteriorly of the chamber and including an output shaft extending into the chamber through the member, and a mechanism locatd in the chamber, drivingly connected to the output shaft, and engageable with the starter gear in response to output shaft rotation to rotate the flywheel.
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