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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Calahan B. Campton, Royal Oak, MI (US);
James R. Papania, Frankfort, IL (US);
Michael W. Campbell, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Borg Warner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A permanently engaged starter system for use in a vehicle includes a dual-mass flywheel. The vehicle includes a crankshaft, an engine block, and a transmission. The dual-mass flywheel includes an engine side primary mass, a transmission side primary mass rotatably coupled to the engine side primary mass, and a secondary mass rotatably coupled to the transmission side primary mass. The permanently engaged starter system also includes a one-way clutch including an inner race disposed about the axis. The permanently engages starter system additionally includes a ring gear rotatably coupled to the inner race of the one-way clutch. The transmission side primary mass or the secondary mass of the dual-mass flywheel is configured to be an outer race for the one-way clutch.