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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Dimitrios Rizoulis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Craig D. Marriott, Clawson, MI (US);
Kenneth J. Buslepp, Brighton, MI (US);
Douglas R. Verner, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
William C. Albertson, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Dimitrios Rizoulis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Craig D. Marriott, Clawson, MI (US);
Kenneth J. Buslepp, Brighton, MI (US);
Douglas R. Verner, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
William C. Albertson, Clinton Township, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An engine starting system that regulates a position of a pinion gear of a starter motor between an engaged position and a disengaged position includes a solenoid pinion armature (SPA) that is coupled to the pinion gear and that is movable between a first position and a second position to move the pinion gear between the disengaged position and the engaged position. A damper dampens a velocity of the SPA during movement of the SPA to the second position to inhibit noise generation.