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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1999
Masahiko Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Isuzu Motors Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A starting apparatus for starting an engine only under constant conditions includes an electronically controlled clutch which is engaged or disengaged by an actuator in accordance with output signals from various detectors. The detectors sense a driving state, wherein a starter cut relay having normally-closed contacts is connected to an output terminal of an electronic control unit. One of the contacts of the starter cut relay is connected to one end of a relay coil for a starter relay. The other end of the relay coil is connected to a power source through a key switch. The other contact of the starter cut relay is connected to a non-grounded side contact of a neutral relay which is connected to the power source.