Engine start system minimizing mechanical impact or noise

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8985080
SERIAL NO

12754818

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An engine start system which may be employed in automotive idle stop systems. To start an engine, the system brings a pinion gear into engagement with a ring gear coupled to the engine and turns on an electric motor to rotate the ring gear through the pinion gear to crank the engine. When it is requested to start the engine during deceleration of the engine before stop thereof, the system thrusts the pinion into engagement with the ring gear and then turns on the motor to rotate the pinion gear, in other words, delays the activation of the motor until after the pinion gear has engaged the ring gear. This minimizes mechanical impact or noise arising from the engagement of the pinion gear with the ring gear and improves the reliability in engagement with the ring gear during the deceleration of the engine and durability of the system.

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  • DENSO CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Murata, Mitsuhiro Niwa-gun, JP 221 1653
Notani, Hideya Kariya, JP 15 536
Saito, Mikio Mizuho, JP 41 562
Usami, Shinji Okazaki, JP 36 310
Yoshida, Yasuyuki Chita-gun, JP 18 241

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