Patent ID: 6705266
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: F02N,F15B

Abstract:
A starter for an internal combustion engine comprising:an electric motor; pumping means driven by said electric motor; an accumulator for accumulating an oil pressure pumped by said pumping means; a hydraulic actuator driven by the oil pressure accumulated in said accumulator; an oil pressure supply control valve for controlling the oil pressure supplied from said accumulator to said hydraulic actuator; a driven gear for rotation integral with a crank shaft of said internal combustion engine; a driving gear connected to said hydraulic actuator, said driving gear brought into mesh with said driven gear and driven by said hydraulic actuator when said internal combustion engine is started; oil pressure detecting means for detecting the oil pressure in said accumulator; and control means for controlling said electric motor based on the value of the oil pressure in said accumulator detected by said oil pressure detecting means.