Work apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9546636-B2
Application number	US-201313931551-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2013
Priority date	Jun 28, 2012
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

A work apparatus has a work tool and a combustion engine which drives the work tool. The combustion engine has a rotatably mounted crankshaft. The work apparatus has a start enrichment device for the combustion engine. The start enrichment device includes an operating mode selector to be actuated by the operator. The start enrichment device has an operating position and at least one start position. The work apparatus has a reset unit which resets the start enrichment device from the start position into the operating position when the rotational speed of the crankshaft exceeds a reset rotational speed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a work tool;
a combustion engine having a rotatably mounted crankshaft and being arranged in said housing and configured to drive said work tool;
a starting enrichment unit configured for said combustion engine and having an operating mode selector configured to be actuated by an operator;
said starting enrichment unit having an operating position and at least one starting position;
said operating mode selector being configured to set said starting enrichment unit to said at least one starting position;
a reset unit configured to reset said starting enrichment unit from said at least one starting position to said operating position when said crankshaft assumes a rotational speed which exceeds a reset rotational speed; and,
said reset unit being configured to block said starting enrichment unit from shifting into said starting position at a rotational speed exceeding said reset rotational speed.

2. The work apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
an intake channel configured to supply air to said combustion engine;
at least one valve element arranged in said intake channel and having an adjustable valve position; and,
said starting enrichment unit being configured to adjust said valve position of said valve element.

3. The work apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
said reset unit has an actuating element which is shiftable between an actuated position and an unactuated position; and,
said actuating element is configured to be in said unactuated position when said starting enrichment unit is in said starting position and to be in said actuated position when said operating mode selector is in said actuated position.

4. The work apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said reset unit has a cam configured to, above said reset rotational speed, be operatively connected to said crankshaft and act on said actuating element.

5. The work apparatus of claim 4 further comprising:
a clutch configured to shift in dependence upon the rotational speed; and,
said combustion engine being operatively connected to said work tool via said clutch.

6. A work apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a work tool;
a combustion engine having a rotatably mounted crankshaft and being arranged in said housing and configured to drive said work tool;
a starting enrichment unit configured for said combustion engine and having an operating mode selector configured to be actuated by an operator;
said starting enrichment unit having an operating position and at least one starting position;
a reset unit configured to reset said starting enrichment unit from said starting position to said operating position when said crankshaft assumes a rotational speed which exceeds a reset rotational speed;
said reset unit having an actuating element which is shiftable between an actuated position and an unactuated position;
said actuating element being configured to be in said unactuated position when said starting enrichment unit is in said starting position and to be in said actuated position when said operating mode selector is in said actuated position;
said reset unit having a cam configured to, above said reset rotational speed, be operatively connected to said crankshaft and act on said actuating element;
a clutch being configured to shift in dependence upon the rotational speed;
said combustion engine being operatively connected to said work tool via said clutch;
said clutch having a drive side; and,
said cam being arranged on said drive side of said clutch.

7. The work apparatus of claim 6 , wherein:
said clutch is a centrifugal clutch having at least one flyweight; and,
said cam is fixed on said flyweight.

8. The work apparatus of claim 6 , wherein:
said clutch defines a rotational axis;
said actuating element is at a distance (a) to said rotational axis when in said unactuated position;
said cam is at a distance (b) to said rotational axis at rotational speeds below said reset rotational speed;
said distance (a) is greater than said distance (b);
at rotational speeds above said reset rotational speed, said cam is configured to be at a distance (d) to said rotational axis and displace said actuating element into said actuated position; and,
said distance (d) is greater than said distance (a).

9. A work apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a work tool;
a combustion engine having a rotatably mounted crankshaft and being arranged in said housing and configured to drive said work tool;
a starting enrichment unit configured for said combustion engine and having an operating mode selector configured to be actuated by an operator;
said starting enrichment unit having an operating position and at least one starting position;
a reset unit configured to reset said starting enrichment unit from said starting position to said operating position when said crankshaft assumes a rotational speed which exceeds a reset rotational speed;
said reset unit having an actuating element which is shiftable between an actuated position and an unactuated position;
said actuating element being configured to be in said unactuated position when said starting enrichment unit is in said starting position and to be in said actuated position when said operating mode selector is in said actuated position;
said reset unit having a cam configured to, above said reset rotational speed, be operatively connected to said crankshaft and act on said actuating element;
a clutch configured to shift in dependence upon the rotational speed;
said combustion engine being operatively connected to said work tool via said clutch;
said clutch having an output side and an engaging speed;
said reset rotational speed being said engaging speed of said clutch; and,
said actuating element being configured to use a rotational movement of said output side of said clutch as a positioning movement for resetting said starting enrichment unit.

10. The work apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:
said clutch defines a rotational axis;
said cam is arranged on said output side of said clutch and is at an outer distance (f) to said rotational axis of said clutch;
said actuating element is at a distance (e) to said rotational axis; and,
said distance (f) is less than said distance (e) when said actuating element is in said unactuated position.

11. The work apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:
said clutch has a clutch drum; and,
said cam is fixed on said clutch drum.

Assignees

• Stihl Ag & Co Kg Andreas

Inventors

• Karrar Carel

Classifications

• F02M1/02 Primary

  the means to facilitate starting or idling being chokes for enriching fuel-air mixture (automatic chokes F02M1/08) · CPC title

• F02B63/02

  for hand-held tools · CPC title

• F02M1/08

  the means to facilitate starting or idling becoming operative or inoperative automatically (in connection with auxiliary carburetting apparatus F02M1/04) · CPC title

• F02N19/00 Primary

  Starting aids for combustion engines, not otherwise provided for · CPC title