EP0763656B1 - Starter with clutch roller limiting structure - Google Patents

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EP0763656B1
EP0763656B1 EP19960111399 EP96111399A EP0763656B1 EP 0763656 B1 EP0763656 B1 EP 0763656B1 EP 19960111399 EP19960111399 EP 19960111399 EP 96111399 A EP96111399 A EP 96111399A EP 0763656 B1 EP0763656 B1 EP 0763656B1
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Mitsuhiro Murata
Shinya Yamanouchi
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02N—STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02N15/00—Other power-operated starting apparatus; Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from groups F02N5/00 - F02N13/00
    • F02N15/02—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof
    • F02N15/022—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof the starter comprising an intermediate clutch
    • F02N15/023—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof the starter comprising an intermediate clutch of the overrunning type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02N—STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02N15/00—Other power-operated starting apparatus; Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from groups F02N5/00 - F02N13/00
    • F02N15/02—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof
    • F02N15/04—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof the gearing including disengaging toothed gears
    • F02N15/043—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof the gearing including disengaging toothed gears the gearing including a speed reducer
    • F02N15/046—Gearing between starting-engines and started engines; Engagement or disengagement thereof the gearing including disengaging toothed gears the gearing including a speed reducer of the planetary type

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  • the present invention relates to a starter for starting an engine, and particularly to a starter with a clutch roller movement structure.
  • a starter having a planetary gear reduction mechanism and a one-way clutch is conventionally known by, for instance, JP-U50-45522.
  • the structure of the planetary gear reduction mechanism and one-way clutch of such a starter is shown in Fig. 3.
  • the planetary gear reduction mechanism is comprised of a sun gear 110 formed on the outer member circumference of an armature shaft 100, planetary gears 120 engaging with sun gear 110, an internal gear 130 engaging with planetary gears 120, and a planet carrier 140 for rotating by receiving a revolving power of planetary gears 120.
  • Each planetary gear 120 is supported rotatably, via a bearing 160, on the outer member circumference of a pin 150 fixed on planet carrier 140.
  • the one-way clutch comprises an outer member 170 integrally formed with planet carrier 140 in an axially shifting position therefrom, an inner member 190 formed on the rear end portion of an output shaft 180, and rollers 200 disposed between outer member 170 and inner member 190.
  • a limiting plate 210 for limiting a movement of rollers 200 in the axial direction is caulked and fixed onto planet carrier 140 by a clutch cover 220.
  • centering of outer member 170 is made by contacting the inner circumferential surface of planet carrier 140 with the outer circumferential surface of output shaft 180. Since this centering is performed at one side of roller 200 in the axial direction, and outer member 170 is likely to become out of balance at the time of high speed rotation, the gears of the planetary gear reduction mechanism might be damaged when an imbalanced load is added to outer member 170. To overcome this problem, a centering method of contacting the inner circumferential surface of limiting plate 210 with the outer circumferential surface of output shaft 180 at both sides of rollers 200 has been considered.
  • limiting plate 210 is caulked and fixed with planet carrier 140 (outer member 170) by clutch cover 220, there is a possibility that limiting plate 210 will shift in the radial direction with respect to outer member 170 and it is difficult to perform the centering surely.
  • Patent Specification GB-A-994 887 discloses a starter motor according to the preamble of claim 1. Such a starter motor has still a high number of required parts.
  • the present invention having been made in view of the abovedescribed problems has a first object of shortening a total length of a starter with an improved clutch roller movement limiting structure.
  • the present invention has a second object of reducing the number of required parts and required fitting works.
  • the present invention has a third object of simplifying a centering operation of an outer member surely.
  • pins and rollers of a one-way clutch are not positioned opposing each other in the axial direction, but the pins are directly fixed to an outer member passing through one side of the rollers.
  • the outer member being constituted as a planet carrier of a planetary gear reduction mechanism, a length in the axial direction of a starter can be reduced by the length of the planet carrier, compared with the conventional starter in which the outer member and the planet carrier are positioned shifted in the axial direction.
  • a limiting plate is fixed to the pins so that there remains no need of a conventionally used fixing member such as a clutch cover for fixing the limiting plate. This reduces the number of required parts and the number of required fitting works, and further a production cost.
  • the inner circumferential surface of the limiting plate fixed to the pins and the inner circumferential surface of the limiting portion provided at the end portion of the outer member contact with the outer circumferential surface of the inner member or the outer circumferential surface of the output shaft.
  • the pins are passed through in the axial direction with respect to the outer member. This enables a provision of the limiting plates at both end surfaces of the outer member, and the same can be fixed to the pins respectively. In this case, there is no need of placing a limiting portion for limiting a movement of the rollers for the outer member, and a configuration of the outer member can be simplified.
  • the inner circumferential surfaces of the both limiting plates are fitted in contact with either the outer circumferential surface of the inner member or the outer circumferential surface of the output shaft.
  • the centering operation of the outer member can be performed at the both sides of the rollers. In this case, since each limiting plate is fixed to the outer member via the pins respectively, the limiting plates do not shift in the radial direction with respect to the outer member, therefore, the centering operation of the outer member can be done surely.
  • a starter 1 comprises a motor 3 for generating a rotational power to an armature shaft 2 upon energization, an output shaft 4 disposed coaxially with armature shaft 2 in the forward of motor 3 (the left-hand side of Fig. 1), a pinion 6 press-fitted on the outer member circumference of output shaft 4 via a bearing 5, a planetary gear reduction mechanism for reducing the rotational speed of motor 3 (explained later), one-way clutch for transmitting the rotational power to output shaft 4 from the planetary gear reduction mechanism (explained later), a magnet switch 7 for conducting electricity to motor 3 as well as generating pushing power of pinion 6, and so on.
  • Motor 3 is comprised of an armature 8 having armature shaft 2, fixed poles 9 disposed around the outer circumference of armature 8, a cylindrically-shaped yoke 10 for fitting fixed poles 9 to the inner circumferential surface thereof, and so on. Motor 3 starts its rotation after a starter switch (not shown) is turned on, built-in contact points (not shown) in magnet switch 7 are closed and armature 8 is energized.
  • the front end portion of output shaft 4 is supported rotatably by the front end portion of a front housing 12 via a bearing 11, and the rear end side thereof is supported rotatably by a center case 14 via a bearing 13.
  • a recessed portion having a cylindrical hollow space is formed along the axial direction, and a front end of armature shaft 2 is supported rotatably by a bearing 15 disposed within the recessed portion.
  • Center case 14 is sandwiched together with yoke 10 between front housing 12 and rear housing 16, covering the planetary gear reduction mechanism and the outer circumference of the one-way clutch, so that the entire construction is fixed with a plurality of through bolts 17.
  • the pinion 6 is integrally provided with a spline tube 18 which is helical-spline-fitted with the outer circumference of output shaft 4. Pinion 6 comes into an engagement with a ring gear 20 of an engine by a movement in which spline tube 18 is pushed forward along the helical spline on the output shaft 4 via a lever 19.
  • One end of lever 19 is engaged with the outer circumference of spline tube 18 and the other end is engaged with a rod 21 projecting into the front end side of the magnet switch 7, with its middle portion being supported pivotally by a supporting portion 12a of the front housing 12.
  • Planetary gear reduction mechanism is a speed reduction device which reduces the rotational speed of motor 3 to increase an output torque, and is comprised of a sun gear 22 formed on the outer circumference of armature shaft 2, three planetary gears 23 engaged with sun gear 22, an internal gear 24 engaged with each planetary gear 23 and a planet carrier 25 to which a revolving power of planetary gears 23 is transmitted.
  • Sun gear 22 transmits the rotation of armature shaft 2 to three planetary gears 23 by rotating integrally with armature shaft 2.
  • Three planetary gears 23 are respectively supported rotatably via bearings 27 by pins 26 fixed onto planet carrier 25 and revolve around the outer circumference of sun gear 22 engaging with sun gear 22 as well as with internal gear 24.
  • Internal gear 24 is formed in the inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical wall 14a of center case 14.
  • Planet carrier 25 is integrally formed with an outer member of a one-way clutch (the same reference numeral is given as planet carrier 25), and rotates by receiving the revolving power of planetary gears 23.
  • Three through holes are provided on planet carrier 25, and pins 26 are press-fitted into the through holes respectively.
  • the one-way clutch is comprised of an outer member 25, an inner member 28, rollers 29, springs (not shown) and so on.
  • a plurality of wedge-shaped cam chambers are formed in the inner circumferential surface of outer member 25, and rollers 29 are accommodated in the cam chambers.
  • Plural cam chambers are provided in the circumferential direction of outer member 25 at even-spacing. It is needless to say that through holes provided on planet carrier 25 are formed to avoid the cam chambers not to interfere with them. Therefore, pins 26 are press-fitted into the through holes of planet carrier 25 passing the sides of rollers 29, with respect to a relation between pins 26 press-fitted to the through holes and rollers 29 accommodated in the cam chambers.
  • pins 26 are not necessarily to be provided passing through the radially outer circumference of rollers 29, and it is sufficient that the positions of pins 26 and roller 29 overlap in the radial direction as long as the through holes are formed avoiding the cam chambers.
  • a limiting portion 25a for limiting the shifting of rollers 29 in the axial direction is integrally formed as a limiting plate.
  • Limiting portion 25a is provided by extending the end portion of outer member 25 into the inner circumferential side in a siding-wall shape so that its inner circumferential surface contacts the outer member circumferential surface of output shaft 4.
  • a limiting plate 30 for limiting the shifting of rollers 29 in the axial direction together with limiting portion 25a is provided.
  • Limiting plate 30 is press-fitted into pins 26 fixed into planet carrier 25, and its inner circumferential surface contacts the outer circumferential surface of inner member 28. It is to be noted that the other end face (at the side of planetary gears 23) of outer member 25 and an end face (at the side of planetary gears 23) of rollers 29 form a same plane.
  • Inner member 28 is provided in a state that the rear end portion of output shaft 4 is enlarged in the radial direction.
  • Rollers 29 are provided in a columnar shape and transmit the rotation of outer member 25 to inner member 28 by locking outer member 25 with inner member 28 by being pressed into narrower spaces of the cam chambers at the time of the rotation of outer member 25.
  • the magnet switch 7 attracts a plunger (not shown) accommodated therein by a magnetic force generated by built-in coils (not shown), when the previously mentioned starter switch is turned on and the coils are conducted. As a result, contact points of motor 3 is closed and pushing force to pinion 6 is generated by way of pivoting operation of lever 19 through rod 21.
  • each planetary gear 23 is engaged with sun gear 22 as well as with internal gear 24, since internal gear 24 is provided on center case 14 and has a non-rotating structure, each planetary gear 23 self-rotates around pins 26 and revolves around the outer circumference of sun gear 22.
  • the revolving power is transmitted to planet carrier 25 (outer member 25) via pins 26. Since the rotation of outer member 25 is transmitted to inner member 28 via rollers 29 further, output shaft 4 is driven to rotate.
  • pinion 6 which is fitted on output shaft 4, by an attracting force of magnet switch 7, engages a ring gear 20 by being pushed to the forward (the left-hand side in the Figure) on the axis of output shaft 4 integrally with the spline tube 18 via lever 19, so as to transmit the rotational power to ring gear 20.
  • pins 26 are press-fitted into planet carrier 25 and limiting plate 30 for limiting the shifting of rollers 29 in the axial direction is fixed to pins 26, a conventionally used fixing member (e.g., clutch cover) for fixing limiting plate 30 is not required. Owing to this, since the number of required parts and fitting works can be reduced, the production cost can be reduced.
  • a conventionally used fixing member e.g., clutch cover
  • outer member 25 The centering of outer member 25 at the both sides of rollers 29 becomes possible by a structure that the inner circumferential surface of limiting plate 30 fixed to pins 26 and the inner circumferential surface of limiting portion 25a provided on the end portion of outer member 25 contacting both the outer circumferential surface of inner member 28 and the outer circumferential surface of output shaft 4. Therefore, an improved balancing of outer member 25 brings more stable balance of the same at high rotational speeds such as at idling speed rotation. Therefore, noises caused by the imbalance of outer member 25 can be reduced, an offset load can be prevented, and damages of the gears of the planetary gear reduction mechanism can be also prevented.
  • Pins 26 are fixed with planet carrier 25 passing the sides of rollers 29 without pins 26 and rollers 29 opposing in the axial direction.
  • outer member 25 and planet carrier 25 can be constructed integrally, compared with the conventional starter in which outer member and planet carrier are positioned shifting in the axial direction, the axial length can be reduced by the length of planet carrier.
  • the press-fitting length of pins 26 with respect to planet carrier 25 can be made longer, a surface pressure of the press-fitting portion of pins 26 can be reduced, and therefore, pins 26 can be made with a smaller diameter.
  • Fig. 2 illustrating a second embodiment
  • two limiting plates 30 and 31 are disposed at the both surfaces of outer member 25 respectively, and each limiting plate 30 and 31 is press-fitted into pins 26.
  • a limiting portion 25a (used in the first embodiment of Fig. 1) for limiting a shifting of rollers 29 is not required, a configuration of outer member 25 can be simplified, and the production of the same becomes simple.
  • the axial lengths of the outer member 25 and the rollers 29 are made substantially equal.
  • limiting portion 25a is provided at one axial end portion of outer member 25 and limiting plate 30 is disposed at the other axial end surface, but the same advantage is obtained even when the positions of the limiting portion 25a and limiting plate 30 are reversed. That is, limiting plate 30 is disposed at one end surface of outer member 25 and limiting portion 25a is formed integrally at the other end portion.
  • the inner circumferential surface of limiting portion 25a, and in the second embodiment, the inner member circumferential surface of limiting plate 31, contact the outer circumferential surface of output shaft 4 respectively. It is also possible, however, to enlarge a width of inner member 28 in the axial direction to the side of pinion 6 so that the inner member circumferential surface of limiting portion 25a and the inner member circumferential surface of limiting plate 31 contact with the outer member circumferential surface of inner member 28.

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