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US 9,518,549 B2Granted
Method and device for operating a starter of a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsMatthieu Weinum, Marc Eschenhagen, Benjamin Jensen, Andreas Jesse, Michael Merkle
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Abstract
In a method for operating a starter of a vehicle, a position of a starter pinion is detected, and an advance of the starter pinion is regulated as a function of the detected position. For example, the advance during the meshing of the starter pinion with a starter ring gear of a drive motor of the vehicle is regulated.
Claims11
A method for operating a starter of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a coil assemblage to build up a magnetic flux for an inductive advance of a starter pinion, wherein the coil assemblage has a sliding bushing configured to provide a displacement of an armature coupled to the starter pinion;
- detecting a speed of advance of the starter pinion relative to a starter ring gear;
- detecting a position of a starter pinion;
- and
- regulating an advance of the starter pinion as a function of the detected position and the detected speed of advance of the starter pinion relative to the starter ring gear;
- wherein a meshing mechanism includes the coil assemblage, a sensor to detect the position of the starter pinion;
- and an advance control to regulate the advance of the starter pinion;
- wherein the meshing mechanism is disposed concentrically around the starter pinion.
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A device for operating a starter of a vehicle, comprising:
- a meshing mechanism, including:
- a coil assemblage to build up a magnetic flux for an inductive advance of the starter pinion;
- a sensor configured to detect a position of a starter pinion;
- and
- an advance control configured to regulate an advance of the starter pinion as a function of the detected position;
- wherein the sensor has a sensor coil disposed in the coil assemblage for detecting an induction change in response to the advance of the starter pinion, and wherein the coil assemblage has a sliding bushing configured to provide a displacement of an armature coupled to the starter pinion, and
- wherein the meshing mechanism is disposed concentrically around the starter pinion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.