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US 7,239,032 B1Granted
Starter-generator
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsPearl A. Wilson, David J. Thompson
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a starter-generator assembly; portions of the assembly may be disposed within a stator cover, which is mounted to a crank case of an engine of the vehicle. According to some embodiments, one of at least two operator activated input mechanisms may be selected for starting the starter-generator. According to some methods of operation, the starter-generator assembly can be used to pre-set pistons of the engine.
Claims21
An ATV comprising:
- a starter-generator assembly comprising:
- a stator cover mounted to a crank case of the engine;
- a stator including a plurality of coils, the stator disposed within the cover;
- and
- a magneto flywheel disposed within the cover in proximity to the crank case and directly coupled to a crank shaft of the engine, the crank shaft extending out from the crank case;
- the flywheel including a disk, positioned between the crank case and the stator, and an annular wall extending axially away from a perimeter of the disk, in a direction away from the crank case, the annular wall including a magnetized inner surface surrounding the stator.
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A starter-generator assembly for an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
- a stator cover mounted to a crank case of the engine;
- a stator including a plurality of coils, the stator disposed within the cover;
- and
- a magneto flywheel disposed within the cover in proximity to the crank case and directly coupled to a crank shaft of the engine, the crank shaft extending out from the crank case;
- the flywheel including a disk, positioned between the crank case and the stator, and an annular wall extending axially away from a perimeter of the disk, in a direction away from the crank case, the annular wall including a magnetized inner surface surrounding the stator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.