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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harold Richard Mortensen, Horseheads, NY (US);
Assignee:
Facet Enterprises, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1921 / ; 1231 / ; 74-6 ;
Abstract
A direct cranking starter drive for an internal combustion engine has a driven member drivably connected to the engine crank shaft and a driving unit drivably connected to the starting motor. A clutch between the driving unit and the driven member is engaged when the engine runs below a running speed for drivably connecting the driving unit to the driven member and is disengaged when the engine runs above the running speed for disconnecting the driving unit from the driven member. Bearings are provided for permitting relative rotation of the driving unit and driven member when the engine is running and the clutch is disengaged.