Remote starting system for a combustion engine
First Claim
1. A system to enable a user to start, from a remote location, a combustion engine having an electric starter motor and a source of electrical potential associated therewith, said system comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a control signal selectively generated by said user;
means coupled to said receiver and responsive to selective, repetitive receptions of said control signal for selective, repetitive, user-controlled pumping of fuel into said engine prior to activation of a starting operation;
.[.and.].means also coupled to said receiver and responsive to the last of said receptions of said control signal for activating said starting operation and connecting said potential source to said starter motor.Iadd.; and
means for preventing any said selective pumping by said user after said starting operation has been activated until said starting operation has been terminated.Iaddend..
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for enabling a user to start an engine from a remote location, utilizing a receiver for receiving a command signal from a remote transmitter operated by the user, the receiver generating signals to control operation of the starting system. The system enables the user, from the remote location, to effect selective momentary pumping of fuel into the engine prior to activation of the starting operation, and then to start the engine. The system may include apparatus for maintaining the throttle of the engine substantially open until the engine is started and then closing the throttle to an idling position, with automatic momentary pumping of additional fuel into the engine at predetermined intervals during the running of the engine in accordance with the starting operation. Protective apparatus may be included with the system to prevent activation of the starting operation at any time a manually controlled starting switch has been activated prior to activation of the starting system. Additional protective devices may be included to prevent improper activation of the momentary fuel feed apparatus by the user after the engine has been started, and to stop the engine upon the occurrence of any of several predetermined events, including excessively prolonged activation of the starter motor without starting of the engine, opening the door or applying the brake of the vehicle in which the system and engine may be installed, or the idling of the engine for a predetermined period of time under control of a starting system.
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11 Claims
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1. A system to enable a user to start, from a remote location, a combustion engine having an electric starter motor and a source of electrical potential associated therewith, said system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a control signal selectively generated by said user; means coupled to said receiver and responsive to selective, repetitive receptions of said control signal for selective, repetitive, user-controlled pumping of fuel into said engine prior to activation of a starting operation;
.[.and.].means also coupled to said receiver and responsive to the last of said receptions of said control signal for activating said starting operation and connecting said potential source to said starter motor.Iadd.; and means for preventing any said selective pumping by said user after said starting operation has been activated until said starting operation has been terminated.Iaddend.. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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