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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
John E Bradley, Inkster, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60517 ; 60656 ;
Abstract
A Stirling engine is disclosed having an auxiliary drive system employing only one independent motor for providing both initial air compressor operation during engine warm-up and engine cranking. The auxiliary drive system has an electromagnetic clutch and a phased gear coupling actuated in sequence to promote drive for cranking the engine only after the engine has reached a certain operating temperature through use of an air compressor driven by said motor.