US 2014/0265680 A1 · STARTER

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a starter that includes a motor with an armature that is coupled to a pinion. In some embodiments, the starter can include a main field coil that can be configured and arranged to produce a main magnetic field flux. Some embodiments of the invention provide a starter that includes an auxiliary field coil capable of being electrically coupled with the main field coil and can be configured and arranged to produce a supplemental magnetic field flux. In some embodiments, the auxiliary field coil is capable of being electrically coupled in series with the main field coil. In some other embodiments, the auxiliary field coil is capable of being electrically coupled in parallel with the main field coil. Some embodiments include a starter system. In some embodiments, a control system can operatively power the main field coil and the auxiliary field coil within the starter system.

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Dependent claims

A starter comprising:

a motor coupled to a pinion and being at least partially disposed within a frame, the motor including:
a main field coil capable of producing a main magnetic flux field;
at least one auxiliary field coil comprising one continuous winding, the at least one auxiliary field coil located between adjacent pole shoes without encircling the pole shoes, and the auxiliary field coil electrically being coupled to the main field coil and configured and arranged to provide a supplemental magnetic flux field to all of the pole shoes;
and
an armature, the armature configured and arranged to electromagnetically couple with the main magnetic field flux and the supplementary magnetic field flux.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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