Starting system for internal combustion engine
US6378479B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02N15/06
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a starter, durability of a pinion and a ring gear is to be improved by eliminating such as a collision by bringing them in mesh with each other.A rotatable intermediate shaft (for example, an input shaft of a generator) is interposed between an output shaft of a starter motor and a crankshaft, a ring gear is mounted on this intermediate shaft via a bearing, the ring gear and a pinion are normally brought in mesh with each other. A movable clutch element for coupling and releasing of the coupling between the intermediate shaft and the ring gear is fitted by a spline to the intermediate shaft, and a stationary clutch element is provided on the ring gear. When a starting switch 1 is turned ON, the clutch element is moved on a side of the ring gear by means of a lever and when the starting switch is turned OFF, the clutch element is separated from the ring gear. The intermediate shaft and the crankshaft are coupled with each other via pulleys and a belt.
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