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US 6,712,736 B2Granted
Vehicle start system and method
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorPrimo Scarlata
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Abstract
A vehicle start system including a gear selector moveable to change from one of a plurality of drive conditions to a Start condition, for effecting Start-up of the vehicle engine. The system unifies the functions of a conventional gear shifter and an ignition switch assembly, A method of starting a vehicle utilizing the system is also described.
Claims15
A vehicle start system, comprising:
- a gear selector moveable to change from one of a plurality of drive conditions to a start condition, for effecting start-up of a vehicle engine, wherein:
- a positioning of the gear selector for a stop condition and the start condition is the same, and
- the gear selector includes a selector lever and a return arrangement for urging the selector lever out of the start condition.
A vehicle start system, comprising:
- a gear selector moveable to change from one of a plurality of drive conditions to a start condition, for effecting start-up of a vehicle engine, wherein:
- the gear selector includes a selector lever and a return arrangement for urging the selector lever out of the start condition, and
- the return arrangement includes a spring-biased plunger that is adapted to be resiliently displaced by a movement of the selector lever into the start condition.
A method for starting a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- moving a gear selector to change from one of a plurality of drive conditions to a start condition for effecting a start-up of a vehicle engine, wherein:
- a positioning of the gear selector for a stop condition and the start condition is the same, and
- the gear selector includes a selector lever arranged to be urged out of the start condition;
- holding the selector lever in the start condition until the vehicle engine is started;
- and
- following the holding step, returning the selector lever to one of the plurality of drive conditions.
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A method for starting a vehicle, comprising the step of:
- moving a gear selector to change from one of a plurality of drive conditions to a start condition for effecting a start-up of a vehicle engine, wherein the gear selector includes a selector lever arranged to be urged out of the start condition;
- holding the selector lever in the start condition until the vehicle engine is started;
- following the holding step, returning the selector lever to one of the plurality of drive conditions;
- moving the selector lever into a stop condition, wherein a positioning of the selector lever for the stop condition and the start condition is the same;
- and
- disabling a start condition function of the selector lever after a start of the vehicle.
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