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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Hermann Stief, Emskirchen, DE;
Hermann Stief, Emskirchen, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A generator drive system for the generator () of an internal combustion engine (), including a flexible drive having a traction mechanism () which is guided across a generator pulley () driving the generator (). The generator () is configured and electrically wired such that the generator () can be temporarily driven as a motor, and the generator () is coupled to the generator pulley () or the crankshaft pulley () is coupled to the crankshaft () via an overrunning clutch () which allows the generator (), when operated as a motor, running faster than the generator pulley () or, taking into consideration a gear ratio, the crankshaft ().