Planetary starter apparatus and assembly method thereof
OwnerPeter K. Farrar, Joel M. Gray +1inventors
InventorsPeter K. Farrar, Joel M. Gray, Wojciech M. Golab
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Abstract
A starter apparatus is disclosed. The starter apparatus includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing, the motor having an armature shaft, and a planetary gear train disposed within the housing and in operable communication with the armature shaft. The planetary gear train includes a ring gear, a carrier shaft in operable communication with the planetary gear train for outputting a torque of the armature shaft transferred through the planetary gear train, and a dampener in exclusive connection between the ring gear and the housing.
Claims22
A starter apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor disposed within the housing, the motor having an armature shaft;
- a planetary gear train disposed within the housing and in operable communication with the armature shaft, the planetary gear train comprising a ring gear;
- a carrier shaft in operable communication with the planetary gear train for outputting a torque of the armature shaft transferred through the planetary gear train;
- and
- a dampener in exclusive connection between the ring gear and the housing.
A method of assembling a starter including a planetary gear unit, the method comprising:
- disposing a ring gear of the planetary gear unit within a housing of the starter;
- determining if the starter is to comprise a dampener;
- and
- in response to determining that the starter is to comprise the dampener, disposing the dampener surrounding the ring gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.