Internal-combustion engines – Starting device – Condition responsive control of starting device
Patent
1998-03-13
1999-12-21
Argenbright, Tony M.
Internal-combustion engines
Starting device
Condition responsive control of starting device
290 38R, F02N 1108
Patent
active
06003484&
ABSTRACT:
A device for controlling an automobile vehicle starter motor contactor having a power contact controlling the supply of power to the electric motor of the starter motor and at least one coil controlling the movement of said contact, one of the coils of said contactor being connected between the power supply terminal at the battery voltage and the electric motor, said device including a control unit for the starter motor and a transistor controlled by said unit that controls the supply of power to the coil or coils of the contactor, wherein the control unit includes means for turning off the transistor if the voltage at a given point between the coil and the motor is not greater than a predetermined threshold at the end of a predetermined time period from the starter switch of the vehicle closing.
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Argenbright Tony M.
Castro Arnold
Valeo Equipment Electriques Moteur
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