Engine starter

US8967003B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8967003-B2
Application numberUS-8594606-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 26, 2006
Priority dateDec 28, 2005
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Abstract

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An engine starter includes a motor that comprises a drive shaft; and a unidirectional rotation clutch system that is helical-splined to the drive shaft. The clutch system includes a clutch inner; a clutch outer; a clutch roller that is interposed between the clutch outer and the clutch inner; and a spring that urges the clutch roller, wherein a compound film is formed on a surface of the clutch roller or surfaces of the clutch outer and the clutch inner.

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What is claimed is: 1. An engine starter, comprising: a motor that comprises a shaft of the motor; a reduction mechanism to engage with the shaft of the motor and transmit a driving force to a drive shaft; a unidirectional rotation clutch system that is helical-splined to the drive shaft, the clutch system being movable from an inactive position on a base end side of the drive shaft to an active position on a tip end side of the drive shaft when relative rotation occurs in a p…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • C23C8/32Primary

    Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

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What does patent US8967003B2 cover?
An engine starter includes a motor that comprises a drive shaft; and a unidirectional rotation clutch system that is helical-splined to the drive shaft. The clutch system includes a clutch inner; a clutch outer; a clutch roller that is interposed between the clutch outer and the clutch inner; and a spring that urges the clutch roller, wherein a compound film is formed on a surface of the clutch…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ono Hitoshi, Ikemori Tomohiko, Enkaku Shigeyuki, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C8/32. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).