Patent ID: 7501714
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: B60R,F02N,F02P

Abstract:
1. An engine starting system for authentically starting an engine installed in a propelled object, comprising: power source activation means installed in the propelled object; an engine control unit; a propelled-object-side equipment; steering wheel locking means; alarm means; a switch that can be actuated manually; and a portable equipment possessed by a driver of the propelled object, wherein the propelled-object-side transmitter-receiver transmits an inquiry signal including the collation code to the portable transmitter-receiver in response to an actuation signal of the switch, wherein the portable transmitter-receiver transmits an answer signal including the cipher code corresponding to the inquiry signal to the propelled-object-side transmitter-receiver, wherein the propelled-object-side control circuit unlocks the steering wheel locking means and permits the engine to be started if the answer signal corresponds to the inquiry signal, and wherein the propelled-object-side control circuit unlocks the steering wheel locking means, turns the power source activation means ON, or performs a cranking operation by the engine control unit depending on how many times and how long the switch is actuated.