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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Dae-Woon Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02N 11/02 (2006.01); F02N 15/06 (2006.01); F02N 15/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/003 (2013.01); F02N 11/02 (2013.01); F02N 11/0803 (2013.01); F02N 11/0848 (2013.01); F02N 11/0851 (2013.01); F02N 15/062 (2013.01); F02N 11/00 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02N 15/022 (2013.01); F02N 15/06 (2013.01); F02N 15/067 (2013.01); F16F 15/264 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a motor assembly for starting an engine and driving a balance shaft includes: determining whether starting or restarting of an engine is desired; operating an actuator such that a motor shaft is moved forward when the starting or restarting of the engine is desired; and starting or restarting the engine by rotating a motor and by driving a start gear, after the operating the actuator.