发明名称 Push button starting system for outdoor power equipment
摘要 A starting system for outdoor power equipment that has a controller and a start button to control the activation of an internal combustion engine. The starting system includes a controller that receives a start signal from a start button. The controller monitors for the presence of an enable device in an enable device receptacle and, upon activation of the start button and the presence of the enable device in the enable device receptacle, the controller provides electric power to the electric load of the power equipment. When the start button is depressed for longer than a minimum engagement period, the controller initiates operation of the engine. If the start button is pressed for less than the minimum engagement period, the controller activates the electric load for an auxiliary period without starting the engine. During engine operation, if the start button is depressed, the controller terminates operation of the engine.
申请公布号 US9488149(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.11.08
申请号 US201414307934 申请日期 2014.06.18
申请人 Briggs & Stratton Corporation 发明人 Koenen Robert J.;Ryczek Stephen J.;Lydy Bruce S.;Slegelis Erik R.;Weber Steven J.
分类号 F02N11/08;B60K28/04;H01H13/14;F02N11/10 主分类号 F02N11/08
代理机构 Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP 代理人 Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP
主权项 1. An engine control system for automatically starting an internal combustion engine of a lawn tractor having a mower blade, comprising: a start button positioned on the lawn tractor that generates a start signal upon activation; an enable device positioned on the lawn tractor to selectively generate an enable signal; a seat switch positioned relative to a seat of the lawn tractor to generate a seat signal upon the presence of an operator in the seat; and a controller coupled to the start button, the seat switch and the enable device, wherein the controller enables starting of the internal combustion engine to selectively power rotation of the mower blade only when the controller receives the enable signal, the seat signal and the start signal.
地址 Wauwatosa WI US