公开(公告)号：US06230678B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-15

申请号：US09183425

申请日：1998-10-30

申请人： Gary J. Gracyalny ,  Robert K. Mitchell ,  Art Poehlman ,  Richard Dykstra ,  Steven Dethloff ,  Charles Brown ,  Paul Tharman ,  John Santi ,  Dick Seilenbinder ,  Aaron Jerabek ,  John Feldner ,  Stanely Filipak

发明人： Gary J. Gracyalny ,  Robert K. Mitchell ,  Art Poehlman ,  Richard Dykstra ,  Steven Dethloff ,  Charles Brown ,  Paul Tharman ,  John Santi ,  Dick Seilenbinder ,  Aaron Jerabek ,  John Feldner ,  Stanely Filipak

IPC分类号： F02N502

CPC分类号： F02N15/027 ,  A01D34/6818 ,  F02D41/042 ,  F02D2009/0216 ,  F02N5/02 ,  F02N15/022 ,  Y10T74/134

摘要： An engine starting and stopping device for an internal combustion engine includes an energy storing mechanism having at least one elastic member such as a spring, an input element engageable with the elastic member and movable during engine coast down to load the elastic member, and an output element that is movable in response to the energy storing mechanism. The output element is movable in response to the energy storing mechanism as the elastic member unloads from the loaded state, to thereby move a rotatable member (i.e., a crankshaft and/or flywheel) of the engine during starting of the engine. An input control device is also provided for positioning the input element into engagement with the rotatable member of the engine such that rotation of the rotatable member moves the input element to load the elastic member during engine coast down and also to brake the engine.

摘要翻译： 用于内燃机的发动机启动和停止装置包括能量存储机构，其具有至少一个弹性构件，例如弹簧，可与弹性构件接合的输入元件，并且可在发动机向下滑动期间移动以装载弹性构件，并且输出 元件，其能够响应于能量存储机构而移动。 当弹性构件从装载状态卸载时，输出元件响应于能量存储机构而可移动，从而在发动机起动期间移动发动机的可旋转构件（即，曲轴和/或飞轮）。 还提供一种输入控制装置，用于将输入元件定位成与发动机的可旋转构件接合，使得可旋转构件的旋转使输入元件移动以在发动机向下滑动期间加载弹性构件并且还可以制动发动机。

公开(公告)号：US06311663B2

公开(公告)日：2001-11-06

申请号：US09780109

申请日：2001-02-09

申请人： Gary J. Gracyalny ,  Robert K. Mitchell ,  Art Poehlman ,  Richard Dykstra ,  Steven Dethloff ,  Charles Brown ,  Paul Tharman ,  John Santi ,  Dick Seilenbinder ,  Aaron Jerabek ,  John Feldner ,  Stanely Filipak

发明人： Gary J. Gracyalny ,  Robert K. Mitchell ,  Art Poehlman ,  Richard Dykstra ,  Steven Dethloff ,  Charles Brown ,  Paul Tharman ,  John Santi ,  Dick Seilenbinder ,  Aaron Jerabek ,  John Feldner ,  Stanely Filipak

IPC分类号： F02N502

CPC分类号： F02N15/027 ,  A01D34/6818 ,  F02D41/042 ,  F02D2009/0216 ,  F02N5/02 ,  F02N15/022 ,  Y10T74/134

摘要： An internal combustion engine includes an engine housing, a crankshaft supported within the engine housing for rotation with respect to the engine housing, and a flywheel fixedly mounted to the crankshaft and rotatable with the crankshaft in a starting direction to start the engine. A coil spring has an outer end fixedly interconnected with respect to the engine housing, and an inner end. A unidirectional clutch has a portion connected to the inner end of the spring. The unidirectional clutch is characterized by an interference condition in which the unidirectional clutch couples the inner end of the spring to the flywheel such that the flywheel and crankshaft may be rotated in the starting direction in response to unloading of the spring. The unidirectional clutch is also characterized by a non-interference condition in which the inner end of the spring is uncoupled from the flywheel. An input assembly is interconnected with the spring and selectively movable into contact with flywheel to load the spring in response to rotation of the flywheel. A locking mechanism selectively prevents the spring from unloading, and at least one manual actuator is actuable to disengage the locking mechanism from the spring to enable unloading of the spring.

摘要翻译： 内燃机包括发动机壳体，支撑在发动机壳体内的曲轴，用于相对于发动机壳体旋转;以及飞轮，其固定地安装到曲轴上并随着曲轴以启动方向旋转以起动发动机。 螺旋弹簧具有相对于发动机壳体固定地互连的外端和内端。 单向离合器具有连接到弹簧的内端的部分。 单向离合器的特征在于干涉状态，其中单向离合器将弹簧的内端耦合到飞轮，使得飞轮和曲轴可以响应于弹簧的卸载而沿起始方向旋转。 单向离合器的特征还在于非干涉状态，其中弹簧的内端与飞轮分离。 输入组件与弹簧互连，并可选择性地与飞轮接触，以响应于飞轮的旋转加载弹簧。 锁定机构选择性地防止弹簧卸载，并且至少一个手动致动器可致动以将锁定机构与弹簧分离以使得能够卸下弹簧。

公开(公告)号：US06260529B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US09780108

申请日：2001-02-09

申请人： Gary J. Gracyalny ,  Robert K. Mitchell ,  Art Poehlman ,  Richard Dykstra ,  Steven Dethloff ,  Charles Brown ,  Paul Tharman ,  John Santi ,  Dick Seilenbinder ,  Aaron Jerabek ,  John Feldner ,  Stanely Filipak

发明人： Gary J. Gracyalny ,  Robert K. Mitchell ,  Art Poehlman ,  Richard Dykstra ,  Steven Dethloff ,  Charles Brown ,  Paul Tharman ,  John Santi ,  Dick Seilenbinder ,  Aaron Jerabek ,  John Feldner ,  Stanely Filipak

IPC分类号： F02N502

CPC分类号： F02N15/027 ,  A01D34/6818 ,  F02D41/042 ,  F02D2009/0216 ,  F02N5/02 ,  F02N15/022 ,  Y10T74/134

摘要： An engine starting device for an internal combustion engine, includes an energy storing mechanism including at least one elastic member, an input element engageable with the elastic member and movable into contact with a rotatable engine member of an engine to load the elastic member, an output element that is movable in response to unloading of the elastic member, at least one manual actuator to enable unloading of the elastic member, a locking mechanism engageable with the energy storing mechanism to prevent the elastic member from unloading from a loaded state, a sliding member, a cam member mounted to the sliding member, a pivot link pivotably mounted to the sliding member, and a key device coupled to the pivot link. In operation, rotation of the key device in a locking direction causes the pivot link to move the sliding member, thereby causing the cam member to engage the locking mechanism when the locking mechanism is positioned in engagement with the energy storing mechanism. The key thus locks the locking member to resist disengagement of the locking mechanism from the energy storing mechanism.