US 11,913,417 B2
Internal combustion engine with electric starting system
David W. Procknow, Elm Grove, WI (US); and Mark Meyer, Whitefish Bay, WI (US)
Assigned to Briggs & Stratton, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by BRIGGS & STRATTON, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,767.
Application 18/108,767 is a continuation of application No. 17/394,526, filed on Aug. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,578,689.
Application 17/394,526 is a continuation of application No. 16/706,617, filed on Dec. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,085,412.
Application 16/706,617 is a continuation of application No. 16/097,044, granted, now 10,539,112, previously published as PCT/US2017/029946, filed on Apr. 27, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/328,985, filed on Apr. 28, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0184203 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F02N 11/14 (2006.01); A01D 34/68 (2006.01); F02N 15/02 (2006.01); F02B 63/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/00 (2006.01); F02N 15/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01)
CPC F02N 11/14 (2013.01) [A01D 34/6818 (2013.01); F02B 63/02 (2013.01); F02N 11/00 (2013.01); F02N 15/00 (2013.01); F02N 15/006 (2013.01); F02N 15/02 (2013.01); F02N 15/022 (2013.01); F02N 15/023 (2013.01); F02D 2400/06 (2013.01); F02N 11/0862 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
an engine block;
a crankshaft configured to rotate about a crankshaft axis;
a flywheel coupled to the crankshaft and positioned above the engine block;
an outer housing positioned above the engine block and the flywheel; and
an electric starting system, comprising:
an electric motor; and
an energy storage device positioned above the flywheel and below the outer housing, wherein the energy storage device is electrically coupled to the electric motor to power the electric motor, wherein the electric starting system is configured to rotate the crankshaft to start the engine when the electric starting system is activated.