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Engine start system and method thereof

US7216616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateMar 28, 2005
Grant dateMay 15, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02N2200/061
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An engine-starting device for an engine. The device includes a counter that provides a counting value based on an initiation of engine cranking; and a cranking control system that prohibits engine cranking if the counting value of the counter passes a cranking prohibition threshold value.

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