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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2007
Georg Maier, Kernen i.R., DE;
Eberhard Schieber, Backnang, DE;
Ina Weimer, Waiblingen, DE;
Mohamed Abou-aly, Waiblingen, DE;
Heinrich Leufen, Schaikheim, DE;
Georg Maier, Kernen i.R., DE;
Eberhard Schieber, Backnang, DE;
Ina Weimer, Waiblingen, DE;
Mohamed Abou-Aly, Waiblingen, DE;
Heinrich Leufen, Schaikheim, DE;
Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, Waiblingen, DE;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine has a combustion chamber having a spark plug arranged thereat. A crankcase supports a crankshaft. An intake for introducing fuel and combustion air into the combustion chamber is provided. An exhaust for exhausting combustion gases from the combustion chamber is provided. A piston is connected to the crankshaft and drives the crankshaft in rotation. A wheel member is connected to the crankshaft and rotates with the crankshaft. An alternator driven by the crankshaft supplies electric power to a consumer. The alternator is arranged within a radial boundary of the wheel member and external to the crankcase. The alternator has a stator and a rotor, wherein the crankshaft penetrates the stator and wherein the rotor is fixedly connected to the wheel member.