Engine starter
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsIsao Hamano, Kiyoshi Yabunaka, Yoshifumi Akae, Toshinori Tanaka, Takeo Gotou, Kouichi Matsumoto
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Abstract
An engine starter comprises a d.c. motor, a pinion secured to one end of the rotary shaft of the d.c. motor, a rotary flange having a ring gear which is always interlocked with the pinion to be driven, a flywheel which is on one hand, connected to the rotary flange through rotational force one-way coupling clutch and is, on the other hand, firmly secured to the crank shaft of the engine, an air motor connected to the other end of the rotary shaft of the d.c. motor and an air tank communicated to the air motor through a piping, an electromagnetic valve being interposed in the piping.
Claims4
An engine starter comprising:
- a d.c. motor,
- a pinion secured to one end of a rotary shaft of the d.c. motor,
- a rotary flange having a ring gear which is always interlocked with the pinion to be driven,
- a flywheel which is, on one hand, connected to said rotary flange through a rotational force one-way coupling clutch and is, on the other hand, firmly secured to a crank shaft of an engine,
- an air motor connected to the other end of the rotary shaft of said d.c. motor,
- an air tank communicated to said air motor through a piping, and
- an electromagnetic valve interposed in said piping, wherein said rotary flange is provided with said ring gear at an outer circumference thereof and a ball bearing at an inner circumference thereof, wherein said rotary flange is supported by said flywheel through said ball bearing, and wherein said pinion is directly interlocked with said ring gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.