Patent ID: 8356584

Claim:
An internal combustion engine comprising: a crank shaft; a one-way clutch; a crank wheel operatively connected to the crank shaft via the one-way clutch and having a crank gear; a starter motor having an output shaft and a pinion gear on the output shaft, the pinion gear being arranged in constant engagement with the crank gear of the crank wheel; and a flywheel assembly including: a first flywheel body adapted to be connected to the crankshaft; a second flywheel body which is rotatable relative to the first flywheel body and coupled thereto such that the second flywheel body is able to move through a limited angular distance relative to the first flywheel body; and an interlocking device including at least one locking arrangement adapted to produce an interlocking connection between the second flywheel body and the first flywheel body during cranking of the internal combustion engine.