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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Kouki Moriya, Aichi-ken, JP;
Jumpei Kakehi, Toyota, JP;
Hasrul Sany Bin Hashim, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A starter can independently drive an actuator for moving a pinion gear to a position where the pinion gear is engaged with a ring gear and a motor for rotating the pinion gear. When synchronization between the ring gear and the pinion gear is restricted, a rotation mode in which the pinion gear is rotated before the actuator is driven is restricted.