Patent ID: 11913417
Assignee: BRIGGS & STRATTON, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 13:
14. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
an engine block;
a crankshaft configured to rotate about a crankshaft axis;
a flywheel coupled to the crankshaft;
an outer housing positioned above the engine block; and
an electric starting system, comprising:
an electric motor; and
an energy storage device positioned between the flywheel and the outer housing along a vertical direction parallel to the crankshaft axis, wherein the energy storage device is electrically coupled to the electric motor to power the electric motor, wherein the electric starting system is configured to rotate the crankshaft to start the engine when the electric starting system is activated.