Patent ID: 6732694
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: F02B,F02F,F02N,F16F

Abstract:
A starter (2) for an internal combustion engine (1) comprising twin cylinders (4, 5) in a Vee arrangement, including an electric starter motor (19) and a gearing assembly (20) coupled thereto for communicating a torque output by said starter motor (19) to a crankshaft (14) of said engine (1) and an overrunning clutch (21) arranged between said gearing assembly (20) and said crankshaft (14), said starter motor (19) and said gearing assembly (20) being arranged in the Vee-shaped interspace (3) between said cylinders (4, 5) above said crankshaft (14), characterized in that said gearing assembly (20) has arranged above said crankshaft (14) an intermediate shaft (30) for communicating the torque output by said starter motor (19) to said crankshaft (14) by means of a gearwheel (31) rotatably mounted on said intermediate shaft (30) and said intermediate shaft (30) is also configured for dynamic balancing of first order masses and moments.