Patent ID: 8899201
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: F02N,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A starting system for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotatably supported within an engine block, the starting system comprising: a starter motor; a pinion gear selectively driven by the starter motor; a drive plate having a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear; a one-way clutch assembly for drivingly interconnecting the drive plate and the crankshaft, the clutch assembly including an inner race adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race coupled for rotation with the drive plate and a plurality of roller elements positioned radially therebetween; an elastomeric damper; and a fastener coupling the drive plate to the outer race and compressing the damper between the drive plate and the outer race.