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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven Michael Archer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Norm Jerry Bird, Plymouth, MI (US);
Xiaoyong Lu, Canton, MI (US);
Nicholas Niemiec, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 15/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F16D 43/14 (2006.01); F02N 15/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0851 (2013.01); F02N 15/023 (2013.01); F16D 43/14 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02N 15/026 (2013.01); F02N 15/027 (2013.01); F02N 15/043 (2013.01); F02N 2200/022 (2013.01); F16D 2043/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for starting a vehicle engine. In one example, an engine starter system for starting the vehicle engine may comprise a ring gear coupled to an engine crankshaft, and a pinion gear coupled to a starter motor, the pinion gear having rotatable rocker elements for engaging the ring gear. In this way, the pinion gear may be engaged with the ring gear to transmit torque from the starter motor to the engine crankshaft to quickly start the engine.