Patent ID: 8166945
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: F02N,F16D,F16H

Abstract:
1. A starter and accessory drive system for a vehicle employing a start-stop strategy, comprising: a drive pulley rotating with an engine of the vehicle; first and second accessories driven by a first flexible drive member engaging the drive pulley; a starter motor operable to create sufficient torque to rotate the engine to re-start the engine; and a second flexible drive member operable to transfer the torque produced by the starter motor to the drive pulley to re-start the engine, wherein the first accessory includes a first clutch configured to disengage the first accessory from the first flexible drive member when the first flexible drive member is operating below a predetermined speed and causes the first accessory to be engaged with the first flexible drive member when the first flexible drive member is operating above the predetermined speed.