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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2010
Kenji Matsuo, Saitama, JP;
Masaki Yamazaki, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Matsuo, Saitama, JP;
Masaki Yamazaki, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle power unit including a speed reducing gear train including a starter driven gear, a starting one-way clutch interposed between the starter driven gear and a crankshaft. The speed reducing gear train and the starting one-way clutch are provided between a starter motor and the crankshaft. A transmission includes gear trains for a plurality of gear speeds wherein the gear trains are provided between a main shaft and a counter shaft. A hybrid type configuration is possible wherein the starter motor produces power for driving the vehicle and to impart a drive assisting force. The starter motor can be changed over between a normal rotational operation and a reverse rotational operation. A power transmission idle gear is interposed between the starter driven gear and a power transmitting gear through a running one-way clutch for permitting power transmission to the side of the main shaft.