Patent ID: 6364042
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60K,F02N,F16D,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A starter/alternator system for an automotive vehicle comprising:an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft coupled to pistons and a flywheel coupled to said crankshaft; a transmission having an input shaft; a starter/alternator having a rotor and a stator, said rotor fixedly coupled to the input shaft, said rotor comprising a rotor carder and a rotor coil, said rotor carrier comprising a radially extending portion and an annular portion spaced from said input shaft, said annular portion having an inner surface and outer surface wherein said rotor coil is fixedly coupled to said outer surface; and a clutch selectively coupling said input shaft and said crankshaft, said clutch comprising an actuator, a first friction plate and a second friction plate, said clutch having a first friction plate carried on said flywheel, a first separator plate slidably coupled to said inner surface of said rotor, and actuator for selectively moving said first separator plate into engagement with said first friction plate.