ENGINE STARTING DEVICE
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Abstract
Provided is an engine starting device enabling the meshing engagement of a pinion gear and a ring gear to be quickly and quietly achieved in an automatic idle-stop system while an engine is rotating by inertia. The engine starting device includes: a ring gear connected to a crankshaft of an engine; a starter motor for starting the engine; a pinion gear for transmitting rotation of the starter motor to the ring gear; pinion-gear moving portion for moving the pinion gear so as to achieve meshing engagement with the ring gear; and starter control portion for executing any one of a plurality of control modes.
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24 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. The engine starting device for an automatic idle-stop system for performing an idle stop when an idle-stop condition is satisfied and restarting an engine when a restart condition is thereafter satisfied, the engine starting device comprising:
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a ring gear connected to a crankshaft of the engine; a starter motor for starting the engine; a pinion gear for transmitting rotation of said starter motor to said ring gear; pinion-gear moving means for moving said pinion gear so as to achieve meshing engagement with said ring gear; and starter control means for executing any one of a plurality of control modes for restarting the engine when the restart condition is satisfied, wherein said starter control means sets a dead zone in which the control modes are not executed for a time period when engine-rpm is within a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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