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Starter generator arranged within the flywheel housing in an internal combustion engine

US8836151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MAN Truck &Bus AG · DE

Inventors

Werner Vogel · Jena, DE
Markus Lampalzer · Feucht, DE
Josef Geissler · Augsburg, DE
Bernd Schreiner · Niedernberg, DE
Michael Patla · Ergolding, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2013
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/134
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement connectable to an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, the arrangement including a flywheel, which is connectable to the crankshaft and coupled by a coupling device to output elements. An intermediate piece is arranged in a torque-transmitting manner between the flywheel and the coupling device. A starter generator is arranged within a flywheel housing and operatively connected to the crankshaft. The intermediate piece has in the center thereof an opening in which a shaft body is mounted in an axially movable manner, and the shaft body is connected to the coupling device by means of a flexible transmission element.

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