Back to results
US 10,641,225 B2Granted
Motor assembly for starting engine and driving balance shaft and method of controlling the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorDae-Woon Kim
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of controlling a motor assembly for starting an engine and driving a balance shaft includes: determining whether starting or restarting of an engine is desired; operating an actuator such that a motor shaft is moved forward when the starting or restarting of the engine is desired; and starting or restarting the engine by rotating a motor and by driving a start gear, after the operating the actuator.
Claims3
A method of controlling a motor assembly for starting an engine and driving a balance shaft, comprising:
- determining whether starting or restarting of an engine is desired;
- operating an actuator such that a motor shaft is moved forward when the starting or restarting of the engine is desired;
- starting or restarting the engine by rotating a motor and by driving a start gear, after the operating the actuator;
- stopping the operation of the actuator such that the motor shaft is moved backward when the starting or restarting of the engine is undesired;
- after the stopping operation of the actuator, determining whether an RPM of the engine is less than a predetermined target RPM;
- and
- driving a balance shaft by rotating the motor when the RPM of the engine is equal to or higher than the predetermined target RPM.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.