Patent ID: 6501190
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02B,F02N,H02K,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
An accessory device driving apparatus for a vehicle having an engine, drive wheels coupled with the engine, an accessory device and a battery, the apparatus comprising:a housing; a first rotor rotatably supported in the housing and coupled with the engine in a torque transfer manner therebetween; and a second rotor rotatably supported in the housing and coupled with the accessory device in a torque transfer manner therebetween, wherein one of the rotors is connected to the battery in an electric power transfer manner and positioned to face another of the rotors in an electromagnetically induction-coupled manner and in a relatively rotatable manner, wherein the one of the rotors is controlled to start the engine and drive the accessory device, and wherein the first rotor is coupled with the engine to be rotatable at speeds higher than that of the engine.