Starting system for internal combustion engine and lawnmower including same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11781516
APP PUB NO 20220333569A1
SERIAL NO

17763855

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To prolong a lifetime of a starter battery, a starting system (5) for an internal combustion engine (3) includes: a starter battery (22) constituted of a lithium-ion battery and configured to supply electric power to a starter motor (21); and a controller (51) configured to drive the starter motor (21) by the electric power from the starter battery (22) to perform cranking operations of the engine (3) intermittently, wherein the controller (51) is configured to prohibit the cranking operations for a first time interval before the cranking operations are performed a prescribed number of times within a prescribed time window, and to prohibit the cranking operations for a second time interval longer than the first time interval right after the cranking operations are performed the prescribed number of times within the prescribed time window.

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HONDA MOTOR CO LTDTOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hashizume, Takashi Saitama, JP 69 192
Kaneko, Norio Saitama, JP 70 966
Kimura, Akihiro Saitama, JP 206 3047
Kuriyagawa, Koji Saitama, JP 74 355
Nojiri, Daisuke Saitama, JP 8 5

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