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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7348702 | Apparatus and method for flywheel based cooling In accordance with exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides a transient power source that includes a flywheel that stores kinetic energy. In the event of a loss of main or operating power, the kinetic energy stored in the flywheel is converted into elec... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342335 | Magnetoelectric generator and method for manufacture thereof A magnetoelectric generator includes: a generating coil that is constituted by: a generating coil main body in which a conducting wire is wound onto respective teeth of a stator core; and an output wire that is led axially outward from the generating coil main body;... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7285872 | Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of a vehicle A method to prevent unauthorized use and/or access to a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes apparatus which is positioned within a known motor housing and actuable only within the motor housing. In one embodiment, an ignition generator coil interrupt circuit i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281501 | Magnet wheel of an internal combustion engine A magnet wheel (1) for an internal combustion engine, especially a drive motor (2) for a portable handheld work apparatus includes a hub (4) for fixing to a crankshaft (5) of the drive motor (2) and a magnet carrier (6) havi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7245050 | Internal combustion engine A journal of a crankshaft is rotatably supported by a journal-supporting portion of a cylinder block and a bearing cap. An arcuate oil guide groove is defined in a side face of the bearing cap, and coils which are portions of a stator of a generator or motor are fit... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233090 | Electric machine, in particular brushless synchronous motor An electrical machine, in particular a brushless synchronous motor has a stator (14) and a rotor (12) with salient poles (18) disposed distributed over its circumference, each of which poles has an enclosed permanent magnet (11) and a pol... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7111618 | Radial stator and flywheel assembly The present invention provides a complete ignition and charging system in one assembly for an internal combustion engine that includes a multiple pole radial air gap stator and flywheel assembly with ignition and regulator circuitry mounted to the stator and the fly... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7012349 | Machined rotor assembly and method of making same The present invention provides a single piece machined rotor comprising a shell having an upper lip and a lower lip, with a pocket formed between the upper lip and the lower lip for mounting magnets therein. The magnets are fixed in place within the inner sidewall o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004134 | Engine generator A positioning pin is knocked onto a crankshaft of an engine and a key way is formed in a boss of a first flywheel. When an outer rotor type generator is connected with the engine, the boss of the first flywheel is fitted over the crankshaft so as to adjust the posit... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6915764 | Flywheel for an internal combustion engine A flywheel (1) for an internal combustion engine is provided for generating a cooling air flow and is especially for a two-stroke engine on a portable handheld work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw, cutoff machine or the like. The flywheel (1... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6891295 | Flywheel magneto generator A flywheel magneto generator which comprises a rotor having a magnet attached to an outer circumferential side of a flywheel and a stator constructed by winding a generating coil around a core having a magnetic pole portion opposed to a magnetic pole of the rotor, w... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6814055 | Magnetic ignition system A circuit to achieve a large ignition advance, limitation of speed of revolutions and to prevent backfiring and reverse direction running in a magnetic ignition system that comprises a flywheel with two poles and a two-legged iron core. An ignition transformer (L... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6799557 | Processor controlled discharge ignition with fixed firing angle at startup An ignition apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine to produce an electrical spark at a spark ignition device. The ignition apparatus includes triggering circuitry having a processor with stored timing data. The processor receives a signal indicative of... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6766787 | Magnetic ignition system A circuit to achieve a large ignition advance, limitation of speed of revolutions and to prevent backfiring and reverse direction running in a magnetic ignition system comprises a flywheel with two poles and a three-legged iron core. An ignition transformer (L3 | 07/27/2004 |
| 6761148 | Electronic rotation speed-dependent control and/or diagnosis process for combustion engines An apparatus and process for diagnosis or control of the ignition or load state of a two or four cycle internal combustion engine. A generator rotating synchronously with the engine generates alternating voltages which are scanned by a control and the alternating vo... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6701896 | Microelectronic ignition method and ignition module with ignition spark burn-time prolonging for an internal combustion engine An electrical ignition for internal combustion engines having coils and a magnetic generator that rotates synchronously with the engine. The generator's magnetic field passes periodically through the coils and induces a sequence of corresponding alternati... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6700280 | Drive unit with an electric machine A drive unit with a drive and an electric machine, the drive being equipped with a drive shaft and the electric machine with a stator and a rotor. The rotor is coaxial to the stator and connected to the drive shaft for the transmission of torque, where th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6668780 | Device for electronic ignition systems The present invention relates to a device at an inductive sensor for achieving a displacement, dependent on the rotation speed, of the ignition preset in an electronic ignition system at combustion engines. The device comprises a coil (5), a magnet (3, 8)... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6598573 | Flywheel magneto generator A flywheel magneto generator comprising a flywheel driven by an internal combustion engine and having a permanent magnet, an ignition unit having an ignition coil and electronic devices mounted on a core having magnetic pole portions faced to an outer per... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6575134 | Electronic governor for a gasoline engine A capacitive discharge ignition system for an internal combustion engine including: a capacitor for storing electrical energy to produce a spark; a first switch having a trigger input for receiving a trigger pulse; a second switch connected to the trigger... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6429564 | Magneto generator Ventilation efficiency inside a flywheel is improved. Plural vent holes 16 are formed on a side wall portion of a flywheel 11 formed by a circumferential wall portion and the side wall portion on one end side of the circumferential wall portion, and fins ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6314938 | Starting system for spark ignition engine A starting system for a manual only pull start internal combustion engine with a starting pulley, a pull cord wrapped around the starting pulley, a rotor selectively engageable with the starting pulley, and an ignition module located adjacent to rotor. Th... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6242828 | Flywheel-rotor apparatus A flywheel-rotor apparatus that transforms electrical power into mechanical power and mechanical power into electrical power through a unitary device is disclosed. The invention includes an inner portion and an outer portion which are made of an electrica... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6192861 | Engine ignition device In an ignition device for an engine 1, a spark plug 14 is operated to emit sparks with respect to the fuel-air mixture, so that the fuel-air mixture is ignited. A protrusion 19 provided on a flywheel 6 mounted on a crankshaft 5 is revolved with the rotati... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6186108 | Ignition arrangement for engine An ignition arrangement is provided for an internal combustion engine having an output shaft supported for rotation about an axis. The engine has a housing at least partially enclosing the output shaft and including at least one face. The output shaft has... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5998902 | Magnet ring assembly for an electrical generator A magnet rotor assembly is provided with a nonmagnetic ring, which can be made of an elastomeric material, which has at least one locating protrusion extending radially outward from a first surface of the ring. It also comprises at least one locking protr... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5962939 | Outer-rotor type engine-operated generator An outer-rotor type engine-operated generator is of low cost and simple construction, can be miniaturized and can leak electricity for ignition without sacrificing generator output. The engine-operated generator has a plurality of magnets arranged along a... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5816221 | Fuel injected rope-start engine system without battery A system that provides rope-start capability on a fuel injected engine without the need of a battery. The system provides power to run an electronic fuel injection and the ignition directly from the alternator.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5809971 | Engine air/fuel ratio control A method and device for controlling the fuel and/or air supply to an internal combustion engine in the fuel section thereof, such as a carburetor or a fuel injection system, so that the mixture ratio (A/F ratio) is adjusted automatically to a desired leve... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5704338 | Flywheel magneto generator A magneto generator for an engine having a flywheel, in which the flywheel comprises a rotor mounted for axial rotation and has a rim of magnetically permeable material. A magnetically permeable core has first and second ends located adjacent to the rim a... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5600195 | Flywheel rotor assembly with starter pawls A rotor assembly comprising a rotor, starter pawls, and springs. The rotor has a permanent magnet and starter pawl mounting posts. The starter pawls are movably mounted on the posts. The springs are mounted on the posts biasing the starter pawls in first ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5477841 | Magnetic ignition system A magnetic ignition system for an internal combustion engine has a magnet wheel revolving with the crankshaft of the engine. At least one permanent magnet rotates with the magnet wheel. A stationary armature with a coil is provided. The permanent magnet i... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5392747 | Circuit for supplying voltage to a microprocessor in an ignition circuit for an internal combustion engine The invention is directed to a circuit for providing a controlled voltage supply to a microprocessor in an ignition circuit of an internal combustion engine equipped with a spark plug. The circuit includes: a generator having an induction coil and magneti... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5313918 | Flywheel magneto arrangement The invention has for its object to solve the problem associated with the use of a flywheel magneto for supplying ignition power to multiple cylinder combustion engines. The flywheel magneto according to the invention is composed of a flywheel (1) support... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5282444 | Power transmitting system of small boat The invention provides a power transmitting system for a small boat, such as a water jet propulsion craft, and more particularly, an improved arrangement for connecting an engine output shaft to a propulsion unit input shaft. Also provided is an arrangeme... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5245954 | Axial fan flywheel Disclosed herein is a flywheel comprising a flywheel structure including a hub portion having an axis, an inner end, and an outer end spaced axially from the inner end, a central flange portion extending radially outwardly from the outer end of the hub po... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5161496 | Fuel injection system for internal combustion engines A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine comprises at least one fuel injection valve for supplying fuel into the intake passage of the engine, an electronic control unit responsive to operating conditions of the engine for controlling a t... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5131366 | Apparatus for positioning a sensor Disclosed herein is apparatus for positioning a sensor relative to a rotatable timing ring included on an internal combustion engine, which apparatus includes a sensor, a structure for adjustably positioning the sensor on the internal combustion engine an... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5118978 | Rotor for a generator A rotor for a generator includes a core made of a plurality of magnetic plates laminated with each other, a magnet received in a holding portion of the core, and a synthetic resin mold molded on the core in the circular disc shape. A pawl is rotationally ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5111798 | Transistor ignition circuit The present invention discloses a multiple spark transistor ignition circuit which is able to provide negligible retardation of ignition time, and/or prevent ignition with reverse rotation and/or provide an additional advanced spark and/or govern maximum ... | 05/12/1992 |
