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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
May. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Seils, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Manfred Ackermann, Oppenweiler, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 1/108 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an electric starter for an internal combustion engine, having a thermal monitoring protector ( ) for turning the starter ( ) off when its limit operating temperature is reached. The starter is characterized by a device ( ) for ascertaining a virtual operating temperature (T ); the device ( ) ascertains the virtual operating temperature (T ) as a function of at least one operating parameter that affects the operating temperature of the starter ( ).