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Starter contactor having an electronic control circuit, and a vehicle starter having such a contactor

US5703551A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1996
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H50/021
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle starter system includes a contactor comprising an annular cylindrical armature and a winding which actuates a movable core in axial displacement, so that the latter acts on a control rod extending through the centre of a fixed core in the form of a disc. The control rod controls axial displacements of a movable contact, and the contactor further includes a hood having the general form of a cylindrical pot, with a skirt portion which defines a housing. The movable contact is arranged within this housing. The starter system also includes an electronic control system for the contactor, comprising a support member such as a printed circuit board, and circuit components carried by the support member. The electronic control circuit is arranged inside the contactor.

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