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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161932 | Moped transmission A moped transmission includes a crankcase assembled in four sections, namely a first section, a second section, a third section and a fourth section. A crankshaft is formed as an eccentric shaft, and the crankshaft has a crankshaft gear mounted to the crankshaft. Th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7886706 | Engine starting system An internal combustion engine including an electrical starting system which integrates several components into a single assembly for easier manufacture and operation of the engine. For example, a safety switch and key are integrated with the electric motor starting ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7849831 | Engine start device for manual work machine, having small-sized electric motor, and manual work machine having the start device mounted thereon The present invention relates to a start device for a small-sized engine, which is capable of starting the small-sized engine in an appropriate starting time and is ultimately reduced in size and weight by a rational design. A plurality of secondary batteries is use... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7739992 | Starting system for small-sized engine A starting system for a small-sized engine is described which achieves downsizing, light-weight, and cost reduction of the system, prevents entry of dust or foreign substances at the time of assembly, and achieves easy assembly of a motor. The starting system for a ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7721698 | Starter of small engine Energy is stored in the horse power spring to surely start the engine. The stopper having the engaging engageable with the end behind the rotation direction of the cam plate depressed area is arranged at near the cam plate which is integrally formed with pulley fixe... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7650865 | Power equipment apparatus having engine with electric starter motor and manual starter mechanism A power equipment apparatus includes an engine, an electric starter motor, a manual starter mechanism, a temperature sensor, and a starter switch. The temperature sensor is operatively coupled with the engine and is configured to generate a temperature signal reflec... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7621246 | Starter for small-sized engine A starter for a small-sized engine, capable of reliably starting the engine by a rope reel and stably supporting a drive cam. The starter has, received in a starter case, a cylindrical drive cam having a starter clutch mechanism, the rope reel for a recoil starter, ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7597079 | Starting device of engine In a starting device of an engine, a starter clutch is provided with an outer race that rotates with a rotor (starter member), and a cam interposed between the outer race and a starter gear. A through hole is formed in the rotor so as to face the outer race axially.... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7594490 | Engine starter An electric engine starter in which downsizing and weight saving are improved to an extreme based on the rational design and by eliminating an unnecessary unit, wherein a battery is arranged outside the starter, a power accumulating unit has a rotation supporting un... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7370619 | Starter system for internal combustion engine A starter system for a reciprocating internal combustion engine includes an input gear journaled for rotation upon a crankshaft in the engine, and a starter motor which applies a starting torque to an outer periphery of the input gear. A speed-sensitive clutch is in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7331321 | Handheld electric starter for engines and method of use An apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine having a manual recoil starter and starter rope comprises a casing that houses a motor, a source of power, a gear reducer assembly and a spool assembly. The spool assembly includes a spool that adapted to recei... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331320 | Engine starting apparatus and method An engine starting apparatus has a reverse-rotation detection sensor for detecting the reverse rotation of an engine. A control apparatus for controlling the engine starting apparatus performs such control that a starter motor is not rotated while the reverse rotati... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7270100 | Electric start mini-cultivator An electric starter for a walk-behind, powered, rotary cultivator having a gasoline engine having a crankshaft and a recoil starter connected to the gasoline engine. The electric starter includes an electric motor connected to the crankshaft between the recoil start... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261669 | Vehicle and method for controlling an engine in a vehicle A vehicle is provided that includes an engine and an electric machine operable to provide torque to drive the vehicle. A control system, including at least one controller, is configured to selectively and automatically start and stop the engine when the vehicle is i... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7248959 | Electronic control apparatus which responds to shut-down command by executing specific processing prior to ceasing operation An electronic control apparatus includes a control circuit and has a power supply holding function whereby when a power switch-off command is received by the apparatus, the supplying of power to the control circuit is continued until it has completed specific proces... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7163239 | Actuator assembly An actuator assembly includes an actuator drivingly connected to a gear wheel. The gear wheel includes an abutment secured rotationally fast having a camming surface and operable to drive an output member. The actuator assembly is operable to apply a force in a firs... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156772 | Non-contact type engine start switch device A switch device that improves reliability in starting an engine is provided. The switch device includes a push button, a magnetic sensor, and a power supply ECU. The push button is pressed by a driver to start the engine. The magnetic sensor detects that the push bu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140339 | Foot operated electric starter modification kit A kick start switch modification kit and method for modifying an electric starter system on a motorcycle to a foot-operated electric starter simulating the classic foot operated kick start mechanism. Novel components which are contained in the modification kit inclu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131412 | Engine starting system The invention is directed at a device that reduces the size of an engine in the direction along the axis of a crankshaft. More specifically, it relates to an engine starting system in which a part of a starting power transmission gear train is provided between one e... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7004135 | Engine starter unit In an engine starting unit, a gear switching clutch is fitted on one end of a main shaft, a power transmission gear train including a clutch gear rotating together with an input member of the gear switching clutch is provided between one end of a crankshaft and the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998739 | Alternator cover shield An alternator cover shield which is designed to close the starter pulley opening or cavity in an alternator cover when the recoil assembly has been removed. The alternator cover shield is characterized by a flat, typically transparent plate fitted with spaced-apart ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971340 | Compression pulse starting of a free piston internal combustion engine A method for starting an engine uses an actuator, such as a hydraulic or pneumatic pump-motor or an electric linear alternator-starter to move the pistons to a position where the inlet ports are opened. This ensures that air is present in the cylinder in a space whe... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966280 | Compression pulse starting of a free piston internal combustion engine having multiple cylinders A method for starting a free piston internal combustion engine that includes a first pair of mutually connected pistons, a second pair of mutually connected pistons, a first piston of each pair located in a first cylinder, a second piston of each pair located in a s... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6871625 | Vehicle with switched supplemental energy storage system for engine cranking An engine cranking system includes an engine, a cranking motor coupled to the engine and a battery having first and second battery terminals. The first battery terminal is electrically coupled to the cranking motor and the second battery terminal is electrically cou... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6845313 | Engine start control method and device There is provided an engine start control method and an engine start control apparatus which can judge cell starting and kick starting with a simple constitution to perform optimum engine start according the respective starting. The engine start control metho... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6758181 | Starter A starter which is capable of smoothly and reliably starting an internal combustion engine even though an electric motor employed is relatively small in size and output, thereby making it possible to minimize power consumption of the electric motor, to miniaturize t... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6718256 | Method for identifying an operating state of an engine soak timer A method for determining the existence of a “short time” type state within a vehicle control assembly 10. The method requires the measurement of the temperature 59 of engine coolant 16 at a first time 61 and the determination and/or t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6378479 | Starting system for internal combustion engine In a starter, durability of a pinion and a ring gear is to be improved by eliminating such as a collision by bringing them in mesh with each other. A rotatable intermediate shaft (for example, an input shaft of a generator) is interposed between an output shaf... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374791 | Engine starting device An engine starting device includes a self-starting motor drivable to rotate the crankshaft of an engines, and a one-way clutch operable to permit transmission of rotary motion of the self-starting motor in one direction only to the crankshaft. The one-way... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6253722 | Starting apparatus for internal combustion engines A starting device has a rotary drive member that is operable by hand or power devices. The device has a detented or geared strip arranged to engage with a similarly detented or geared starting wheel. The teeth of these parts are designed to grab and lock ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6240889 | Engine starting apparatus An engine starting apparatus has a first one-way clutch provided at one part of a series of gears for transmitting rotation of a starter motor to a crankshaft, and a second one-way clutch provided in a transmission mechanism for transmitting rotation of a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6199529 | Engine starting apparatus An engine starting apparatus comprises a case having an outer case and a case cover defining an interior space. The outer case has at least first, second and third bolt apertures, for attaching the case to an engine. A motor mounting seat is formed in an ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6109121 | Electric starter for kick start motorcycles An electric starter for a kick-only motorcycle which can be mounted directly on the motorcycle and connected to the kickshaft of the motorcycle, or can be used as a stand-alone starter connected to the kicker arm, where the starter drives a pinion gear wh... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5694895 | Outboard engine structure In an outboard engine, an electric device is attached, utilizing a cooling water passage cover for closing a recessed part constituting part of a cooling water jacket, to the cover via a boss part, thus providing a compact electric device mounting structu... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5626111 | Structure for blocking oil supply hole of kick idle gear bearing portion A structure for blocking an oil supply hole of a kick idle gear bearing portion is provided in an internal combustion engine of a type wherein a kick starting mechanism is removably mounted for transmitting an input from a kick arm to a crank shaft by way... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5345900 | Engine starter A power starter for a rope started gasoline engine where an end of the crankshaft is modified to have an exterior with transverse pins or clutch surfaces which are engagable with a positive driver surfaces in a socket which is attachable to a power drill.... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5115773 | Spiral spring type starter apparatus for an internal combustion engine A spiral spring type starter apparatus for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The apparatus includes a power accumulator mechanism having a spiral spring with its one end fixed to a starter shaft and its other end fixed to a power accumulator box... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5078104 | Interlock circuit for both electric and manual starting An interlock circuit is provided wherein a foot switch connected through a diode to the alternator is depressed during rope-pull starting and provides power from the alternator to energize a relay and disable a magneto kill circuit to facilitate manual st... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5010858 | Starter arrangement for an internal combustion engine The invention is directed to a starter arrangement for an internal combustion engine wherein a manual starter device is combined with an electrical starter. Handheld portable tools such as motor-driven chain saws, brushcutters and the like are driven by t... | 04/30/1991 |
