"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980218 | Pump driving device in engine In a pump driving device in an engine, driving a pump shaft of a pump mounted to an engine body by a valve-operating cam shaft supported by the engine body, a bolt is threadedly engaged with one end of the cam shaft, the bolt having a head portion in which a polygon... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7395794 | Engine starting apparatus In an engine which starts using a recoil starter, ignition chance during inertia rotation is not missed. If the engine 42 is rotated by the recoil starter 41, output of a power generator which is directly connected to the engine 42 is increased,... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7228222 | Engine start control device and start control method An engine start control device which in a time period from the start of a starting operation by a starter for starting an engine to the start of the engine, reads out substitute values used at the time of starting the engine, instead of reading out backup data used ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7107960 | Starter assist device for an engine A starter assist device for an engine has a first rotatable member for rotating a shaft of the engine in a starting direction. The starter assist device also has a second rotatable member arranged to rotate relative to the first rotatable member in a non-starting di... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6901901 | Recoil starter A recoil starter is disclosed which enables a ratchet member to be manufactured at a reduced cost and which is capable of obtaining a sufficient strength and reducing a size and weight thereof without increasing a thickness of a rope reel and the like. The ratchet m... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6886518 | Retainer for release member A retainer retains a release member for engine valves of an internal combustion engine. The release member causes an engine valve to be actuated depending on various operating conditions of the engine, such as engine speed or oil level. The retainer retains the rele... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6810759 | Engine starter An engine starter includes a recoil device, and a recoil cover for accommodating the recoil device therein also covers a flywheel operatively rotated with the recoil device, ring gears integrally fixed to the flywheel, and pinions which are components of a starter d... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6396388 | Remote starting device for cars A remote starting device intended chiefly for use in cars that utilizes a pulse signal that is generated by either an RF transmitter, a keypad, or a telephone. The pulse signal is transmitted to a rotating drive attached to the subject ignition. When the ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6202625 | Driving device for a motor scythe The invention relates to a driving device for a motor driven vegetation cutter or the like with a two cycle engine showing an injection valve (12), a coupling placed in a coupling box (15), air intake and air blow-off devices, a fuel pump (17), a starter ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6060803 | Starter with multiple lever springs A starter comprising: a motor 24, a clutch 21, which is connected to the motor 24; a pinion gear 22, which is connected to the clutch 21 and engages and disengages with the ring gear of the engine; an electromagnetic switch 2, which switches on and off an... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5722360 | Engine assembly A disclosed engine assembly comprises an engine; a crank shaft having an end extending outward from inside the engine; a rotating body mounted at the end of the crank shaft; a cover body mounted on the engine so as to cover the rotating body; the cover bo... | 03/03/1998 |
| 4586466 | Mechanical starter for internal combustion engines A mechanical starter is formed by two disc-shaped elements coaxial with e other and rotatable with respect to each other to which at least two strips of elastomeric material, coplanar with each other, are fixed through their ends. One of the two disc-sha... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4505352 | Swing type power unit for a two-wheeled motor vehicle A swing type power unit for a two-wheeled motor vehicle including a four-cycle engine. The engine has an output shaft disposed in a transmission case adjacent to its front end. The case has its rear end portion provided with a rear wheel drive shaft, and ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4462269 | Flywheel This disclosure relates to a flywheel for use with an automotive engine or the like. The flywheel of the present invention is basically a one-piece structure comprised of a disc portion and an integrally formed ring portion having gear teeth on its outer ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4291654 | Pullback starter for internal combustion engines A rope drum is rotatably mounted on an axle, which is fixed in a frame. A rope is wound on said drum and adapted to be pulled from said drum so as to rotate the latter in a predetermined sense. A pullback spring tends to rotate said drum opposite to said ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4169512 | Power unit swinging type motor cycles A swinging power unit type motorcycle having an engine swingably hung and pivoted on a body frame, and a pair of plates forming a rear fork connected to the engine. A chain drive transmits power from the engine to a reduction gearbox which incorporates th... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4167929 | Engine including speed-control starter interlock Disclosed herein is an engine including a timer plate which is operable to concurrently adjust the engine spark and the setting of the engine throttle valve, a rotatable starter mechanism, and a starter interlock for preventing engine starting when the ti... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4131249 | External portable propeller rotator A device for starting an aircraft engine which is capable of being started by rotating a propeller connected to the crankshaft of the engine. The device comprises an anchor for fixedly positioning on the landing surface below the propeller; this anchor ca... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4091887 | Power unit for a motor cycle A power unit for a motor-cycle of a type having a power transmission case which supports at the rear end thereof a rear axle and which is integrally joined together at one end of a crank case of an engine, wherein the power transmission case is constitute... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4020935 | Direct cranking starter drive A direct cranking starter drive for an internal combustion engine has a driven member drivably connected to the engine crank shaft and a driving unit drivably connected to the starting motor. A clutch between the driving unit and the driven member is enga... | 05/03/1977 |