Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine starting device
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Application No.: US16609131Application Date: 2018-05-08
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Publication No.: US11098687B2Publication Date: 2021-08-24
- Inventor: Naohito Kaneda , Naoki Imamura , Koichiro Kamei , Kazuhiro Odahara
- Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Agent Richard C. Turner
- Priority: JPJP2017-099011 20170518
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/017811 WO 20180508
- International Announcement: WO2018/212020 WO 20181122
- Main IPC: F02N11/00
- IPC: F02N11/00 ; F02N11/04 ; F02N11/08 ; F02N15/06

Abstract:
There is provided an engine starting device, including: a motor generator coupled to a crankshaft of an engine; and a starter including a pinion provided in a detachable manner from a ring gear provided on the crankshaft, and configured to mesh with the ring gear when the engine is started, wherein the engine is cranked through simultaneous cranking by both of the motor generator and the starter when a condition set in advance is satisfied, and wherein, in the simultaneous cranking, the starter starts rotating after the motor generator starts rotating.
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