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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:
Jun. 25, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1994
William R Krueger, New Berlin, WI (US);
David W Windstein, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Paul W Breckenfeld, Kenosha, WI (US);
James R DeRam, Libertyville, IL (US);
Gregory J Binversie, Grayslake, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an engine assembly comprising an engine block, a crankshaft rotatably mounted in the engine block and having an end and an axis, a flywheel fixed to the end of the crankshaft and including a first flux plate including a plurality of angularly spaced pole pieces extending axially away from the end of the crankshaft, a second flux plate axially spaced from the first flux plate and including a plurality of angularly spaced pole pieces extending toward the first flux plate and being spaced from and inter-digitated between the pole pieces of the first flux plate, a core extending axially between the first and second flux plates, a coil located in surrounding relation to the core and radially inwardly of the pole pieces and between the first and second flux plates, and a stator coil stationarily mounted on the engine block in outward, radially adjacent relation to the pole pieces, and slip ring means mounted on the flywheel and on the engine block and connected to the coil for energization thereof.