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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack A Colvin, Anderson, IN (US);
John M McClellan, Anderson, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74 / ; 74 / ;
Abstract
A compact in-line cranking motor drive having a planetary reduction gear set. The cranking motor has a hollow armature shaft for driving the sun gear of the gear set and the planet carrier of the gear set is connected to drive a central shaft, which is disposed within the hollow armature shaft and supported at both ends by the drive housing. A one-way overrunning clutch shiftably disposed on the central shaft drives a pinion gear and is adapted to be shifted axially on the central shaft for selectively engaging the pinion gear with the flywheel of an engine to be cranked.