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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164206 | Methods and systems for engine start control Methods and systems are provided for starting an engine in a vehicle. In one example, two or more energy storage devices are coupled in series to improve engine starting. The method and system may reduce engine starting time. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7948099 | Method of controlling power supply to an electric starter The invention relates to a method of controlling the power supply to an electric starter that drives heat engine of a vehicle, in which the starter power supply is stopped after each supply phase for a first pre-determined period TOFF. According to the in... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7804180 | Device for controlling a heat engine starter, such as that of a motor vehicle, and starter comprising one such device The invention relates to a device for controlling a starter for a heat engine that is equipped with an electric motor having a field coil with several windings and an armature winding, both of which are mounted in series, comprising a power contact which is equipped... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7626280 | Starter having connecting member electrically connecting magnetic switch and motor A starter includes a magnetic switch, a motor, and a terminal. The terminal fixed to both the magnetic switch and the motor and has two end portions in the longitudinal direction of the terminal. An end portion of the terminal confronts a movable contact within the ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7586203 | Vehicle-use generator The vehicle-use generator includes a rotor rotatably mounted on a shaft and having a field coil wound therearound, a stator having stator winding wound therearound and fixedly disposed so as to form a gap with the rotor, a cooling fan mounted to the rotor, a pulley ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7443044 | Engine control device An engine control device that controls an engine having a brushless motor as a starter motor, wherein the control device comprises a pickup coil that outputs a pulse signal at a crank angle position set in a crank angle section where a load applied to the brushless ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439696 | Rotating electric machine and manufacturing method thereof A control device of a rotating electric machine to which an inverter is integrally assembled is downsized, and manufacturing costs are reduced. An inverter for controlling outputs from the rotating electric machine is integrated with a rotating electric machine, and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432608 | Generator and power supply for use therein The present invention provides an electric generator for achieving the cost reduction of the electric generator itself from the view point of the structure of the electric generator, and the cost reduction of the generation of electricity from the view point of the ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7400053 | Starter-generator A vehicle includes a starter-generator. According to some embodiments, one of at least two operator activated input mechanisms may be selected for starting the starter-generator. According to some methods of operation, the starter-generator can be used to pre-set pi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7388299 | Retrofittable power distribution system for a household A power distribution system for retrofitting to households and other buildings. The power distribution system includes a means for supplying energy to the power distribution system for an indeterminate period of time. The power distribution system further comprises ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388298 | Retrofittable power distribution system for a household A power distribution system for retrofitting to a household or other building. The power distribution system includes a means for supplying energy to the power distribution system for an indeterminate period of time. The power distribution system further comprises a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7360464 | Variable rate impact and oscillation absorber in starter motors A starter motor is provided having a starter motor housing with an electric motor mounted therein. A stationary gear base mounted onto the starter motor housing and includes a plurality of pockets formed therein and spaced thereabout. A stationary gear is rotatably ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343233 | Method and system for preventing erroneous starting of a vehicle having a manual transmission A safety system and method for a manual transmission vehicle with a remote starter is provided. The system includes a motion transducer module detecting motion of the vehicle and a controller module deciding erroneous starting of the vehicle and stopping the vehicle... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339297 | Drive for an elevator installation with integrated sensor A drive for an elevator installation which drives a car and a counterweight with supporting and driving belts includes a drive shaft and a drive pulley. A motor is arranged at either side of the drive pulley and is equipped with a signal transmitter. An inner ring o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316288 | All terrain vehicle with multiple steering modes Methods and apparatus for steering a vehicle are disclosed. A vehicle in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is capable of operating in a first steering mode and a second steering mode. The vehicle may comprise an input device capable of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312968 | Starter-relay control circuit with self fault diagnosis function In a starter-relay control circuit, a high-side switching element is connected between a first output line connected to a high-side terminal and an ignition power line connected to the ignition switch. A low-side switching element is connected between a second outpu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305899 | Starter with stopper on clutch inner portion of one-way clutch In a starter, a one-way clutch that transmits rotation of a motor to an output shaft has a clutch inner portion. The clutch inner portion has female helical splines in an inner periphery. Also, the clutch inner portion has a stopper at a front end of the female heli... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302869 | Electric starter motor A pinion includes: a first pinion flange portion disposed so as to protrude radially at a front end of a pinion boss portion; and a second pinion flange portion disposed so as to protrude radially facing the first pinion flange portion from an opposite side of the p... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299666 | Porthole door for a front-loading drum washing machine The porthole door has a hinged frame (4) on the housing of the washing machine, consisting of a supporting ring (6) and a retaining ring (8). The supporting ring (6) supports an inspection glass (5) which is recessed in the form of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287501 | Control device of internal combustion engine A coil driving a contact of an ignition and injection relay is connected to a connection line of a main relay and an ECU. When an ignition switch is turned off, the ECU drives an ignition device and an injection device for a prescribed period thereafter. Then, the E... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281442 | Planetary gear reduction mechanism in particular for motor vehicle starter and starter equipped with same A reduction gearbox with an epicyclic gear train is provided for a motor vehicle starter. This gearbox includes a crown (30) comprising a outer crown part (31) and an inner crown part (32) carrying an internal set of teeth (33) together w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278511 | Controller for steering a vehicle Methods and apparatus for steering a vehicle are disclosed. A vehicle in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is capable of operating in a first steering mode and a second steering mode. The vehicle may comprise an input device capable of... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268450 | Permanent magnet type generator A permanent magnet type generator includes a rotor having 4n (n is a positive integer) permanent magnet poles disposed in a circumferential direction of the rotor to have circumferential gap between adjoining poles and a stator that has 3n teeth and co... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7253535 | Electrical starter generator system for a gas turbine engine A starting system and method for a gas turbine engine applies a change in conventional starter generator torque profiles near the conclusion of the start cycle after the engine self sustaining speed and just prior to starter generator cut-out. By decreasing the appl... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250688 | Narrow range variable frequency starter/generator system A starter/generator system for a gas turbine engine used in aeronautical applications that couples a single dynamoelectric machine to the gas turbine engine through a torque converter in a starting mode, and engages the engine to the dynamoelectric machine through a... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243748 | Startup interlock for vehicle electric drive system A vehicle electric drive system has an internal combustion engine which drives an electric generator. The generator powers a motor which drives the wheels. The system has operator controls including a speed control member movable from a zero speed position to a high... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242105 | Electric engine start with two motors and single motor drive An electrical starter-generator system includes a first starter-generator and a second starter-generator. A single drive controls both the first starter-generator and the second starter-generator such that their electrical current and power inputs are minimized and ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239032 | Starter-generator A vehicle includes a starter-generator assembly; portions of the assembly may be disposed within a stator cover, which is mounted to a crank case of an engine of the vehicle. According to some embodiments, one of at least two operator activated input mechanisms may ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230344 | Apparatus and method for transient and uninterruptible power In accordance with certain exemplary embodiments, the present technique provides methods and apparatus for providing transient and uninterrupted power to protected loads. As one example, the present invention provides an induction device that operates as an inductio... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227290 | Rotor core and direct-current motor A core includes a ring body and a plurality of teeth. The teeth extend radially outward form the outer circumference of the ring body. The core is formed by assembling a first core member and a second core member. Each core member has part of the teeth the number of... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227271 | Method and apparatus for controlling an engine start system An apparatus (80) controls a synchronous machine (20) used to start an engine (300) during an engine start operation. The apparatus comprises: an exciter current control unit (84) for controlling exciter current output to the synchronous ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224093 | Polyphase electric rotary machine The electric machine includes a front end plate (13), a rear end plate (14), a rotor (4) installed between the said end plates, and a magnetic target (50) with axial or radial reading fixed onto a target holder installed between the rotor... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224078 | Electric rotating machine for vehicle In a vehicle electric rotating machine having a power section formed of a pair of inverter modules of switching elements and diodes connected in parallel thereto, and a control circuit section that controls mentioned power section, there are separately located the c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218010 | Engine restart apparatus and method The present invention relates to a start-stop “mild hybrid” vehicle with a starting system which utilizes traditional engine and transmission architecture. The present invention separates the pinion actuator solenoid from the starter motor power switching circui... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216617 | Engine starting assist system An engine starting assist system includes an auxiliary ECU having a voltage booster, an engine ECU, a starter relay, and a starter that allows the engine to be started when a current flows through the starter relay. The auxiliary ECU and the engine ECU are powered b... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211016 | Geared motor with planetary gear assembly A geared motor includes a rotor mounted rotatably to a motor housing and having an output shaft along a rotating axis, and a stator secured to the motor housing to surround the rotor. The stator has a plurality of angularly displaced core segments with wall areas co... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198016 | Vehicle with switched supplemental energy storage system for engine cranking An engine cranking system includes an engine, a cranking motor coupled to the engine, a battery, a capacitor and an ignition switch. A first relay is connected between the cranking motor and system ground. A second relay is moveable between at least an open-circuit ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194925 | Starter A shock absorbing device 8 includes a transmitting section 81, first friction plates 82, second friction plates 83, and a dish spring 84. The transmitting section 81 is engaged with the inner cylindrical portion of the secon... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7174977 | Vehicle with electric motor mounted thereon A fuel cell system incorporated in a vehicle has a main electric motor, a drive power transmitting mechanism for engaging and disengaging a fuel gas pump, a coolant fluid pump, a supercharger, and a compressor, which serve as auxiliary equipment, and transmitting a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165468 | Starter An outer diameter portion of a sealing member is rotatably supported by an inner surface of a nose portion. The axial movement of the sealing member is regulated. A tooth profile-shaped hole having approximately the same shape as that of a gear portion of a pinion i... | 01/23/2007 |
