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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuya Fujita, Obu, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/11 (2012.01); F02N 15/04 (2006.01); F16H 3/72 (2006.01); F16H 3/74 (2006.01); F02N 11/00 (2006.01); F02N 15/02 (2006.01); F02N 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 15/046 (2013.01); F16H 3/725 (2013.01); F16H 3/74 (2013.01); F02N 11/00 (2013.01); F02N 15/025 (2013.01); F02N 15/067 (2013.01); F02N 2300/104 (2013.01); F16H 2200/203 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2005 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2066 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2082 (2013.01); Y10T 74/137 (2015.01);
Abstract
A starter for an engine is equipped with a planetary gear train as a torque variator to change torque used to start the engine. The torque variator is capable of changing the degree of torque which is transmitted between a planetary carrier and an outer gear of the planetary gear train, thereby changing a ratio of speed of a sun gear to speed of the planetary carrier of the planetary gear train to increase or decrease the degree of torque required to start the engine. This ensures the stability in starting the engine, for example, in cold conditions and achieves a quick start of the engine as needed.