Patent ID: 7637456
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: F02B,F02D,F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manual starter system for an engine, the manual starter system comprising: a main housing; an output shaft disposed at least partially inside the main housing, the output shaft configured to supply a starting torque to the engine; a spring housing disposed in the main housing; a spring disposed in the spring housing, the spring configured to receive an initial force from a starter cord and to supply the starting torque to the output shaft; a first attachment unit configured to selectively couple the spring to the output shaft before the engine has started and decouple the spring from the output shaft after the engine has started; a rope pulley assembly disposed in the main housing; and a second attachment unit configured to selectively couple the rope pulley assembly to the output shaft before the engine has started and decouple the rope pulley assembly from the output shaft after the engine has started.