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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Katsuhiko Kusumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tsunenobu Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Konishi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Utsumi, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automotive AC dynamo-electric machine is capable of providing a sufficient rotational output for starting an engine by running a rotor at high speed in a motor operation mode for starting the engine, thus obviating the need for increasing a size thereof. In the motor operation mode, an electromagnetic clutch follower connects to an electromagnetic clutch main body and also engages a cylindrical member to brake the cylindrical member. An internal gear portion provides a fixed element, and torque of a rotor is transmitted to a power transmission device via a rotor shaft, a sun gear, a planetary gear, and a carrier.