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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Hiroaki Kitano, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Daisuke Mizuno, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Koichiro Kamei, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kazuhiro Odahara, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroaki Kitano, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Daisuke Mizuno, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Koichiro Kamei, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kazuhiro Odahara, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a device for automatically stopping an engine when an automatic stop condition is satisfied and restarting the engine thereafter when a restart condition is satisfied, the device including: a ring gear () to be coupled to a crankshaft of the engine; a starter motor () for starting the engine; a pinion gear () for transmitting rotation of the starter motor to the ring gear; pinion-gear moving means () for moving the pinion gear by energization to bring the pinion gear into meshing engagement with the ring gear; and starter control means () for controlling a voltage to be applied to the pinion-gear moving means so as to fall within a predetermined range when the pinion gear and the ring gear are brought into meshing engagement by moving the pinion gear by the pinion-gear moving means.