Method for gradually driving a motor vehicle starter switch
US6516767B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02N2300/108
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for energising a coil for driving a moving contactor core of an electric starter for a motor vehicle, in which the effective current is varied in the coil during displacement of the core to its contact position, and in which, in the course of this displacement, there take place:a first driving phase with an effective current which is high enough to set the core in motion, and thena second driving phase with a smaller effective current, in which, after a determined or predetermined time, the effective current is continuously increased.
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