Internal combustion engine with electric starting system
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorsMark Meyer, David W. Procknow, James Michael Busse
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Abstract
An engine including an engine block having a cylinder defining a front of the engine, a blower housing coupled to the engine block and defining a hot half positioned adjacent the front of the engine and a cool half opposite the hot half, and an electric starter system positioned within the blower housing. The electric starting system includes a starter mount assembly coupled to the blower housing, an electric starter motor retained by the starter mount assembly and positioned in the cool half, and a battery mounted to the blower housing and positioned in the cool half. The battery is electrically coupled to the electric starter motor.
Claims20
An engine, comprising:
- an engine block including a cylinder, the cylinder defining a front of the engine;
- a blower housing coupled to the engine block and defining a hot half positioned adjacent the front of the engine and a cool half opposite the hot half;
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- an electric starting system positioned within the blower housing, the electric starting system comprising:
- a starter mount assembly coupled to the blower housing;
- an electric starter motor retained by the starter mount assembly and positioned in the cool half;
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- a battery mounted to the blower housing and positioned in the cool half, the battery electrically coupled to the electric starter motor.
An engine, comprising:
- an engine block;
- a blower housing coupled to the engine block, the blower housing including an exterior wall that defines an interior cavity;
- an electric starter motor positioned within the interior cavity and secured to the blower housing;
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- a battery positioned within the interior cavity and integrated into the blower housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.