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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Takao Yamamoto, Saitama, JP;
Katsuhiro Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Tomohiko Yashiro, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To enable a circuit configuration to be easily changed over depending on whether a recoil starter is present or absent. A battery charged by a generator driven by an engine, a charging circuit for charging the battery by the generator, and a drive electric power supply circuit for supplying engine drive system loads with electric power generated by the generator, are provided. In a system having a recoil starter, a contact configuration is adopted in which, when an ignition switch is changed over to a recoil start position, the charging circuit is disconnected and the drive electric power supply circuit is connected. The disconnection of the charging circuit may be conducted by use of a charging inhibition relay. The charging inhibition relay is formed as a sub harness, and, in a system not using the recoil starter, the sub harness is replaced by a sub harness in which the charging inhibition relay is not mounted.