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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Kenichiro Tanaka, Kobe, JP;
Tatsuhiko Goi, Kobe, JP;
Kazushige Sugimoto, Amagasaki, JP;
Masahide Nakamura, Kakogawa, JP;
Yasutaka Hirota, Kobe, JP;
Koji Watanabe, Kobe, JP;
Kenichiro Tanaka, Kobe, JP;
Tatsuhiko Goi, Kobe, JP;
Kazushige Sugimoto, Amagasaki, JP;
Masahide Nakamura, Kakogawa, JP;
Yasutaka Hirota, Kobe, JP;
Koji Watanabe, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
The invention is a starting and generating apparatus for an engine, including: a rotator configured to be used as a generator driven by an engine as well as used as a starter motor for starting the engine; a power transmission mechanism configured to connect the engine with the rotator; a starter drive unit configured to supply an electricity to the rotator to drive the rotator as the starter motor when the engine is to be started; a clutch mechanism configured to shut off a power transmission from the engine to the power transmission mechanism when the engine is to be started; and a clutch control unit configured to bring the clutch mechanism into a connected state when a rotational speed of the rotator has reached a given rotational speed at which the engine can be started.