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Integral magnetic ignition pickup trigger

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6766688
This patent describes a trigger system for the ignition system of an internal combustion engine having a crankcase with a rotatable crankshaft therein, and a flywheel on one end of the crankcase connected to an end of the crankshaft. It comprises: a nonferromagnetic disk-shaped hub for connection to the crankshaft and rotatable therewith on the end opposite the flywheel; and a stationary sensor mounted adjacent the hub for detecting impulses from the magnetically responsive elements as the hub rotates and utilizing the impulses to trigger the ignition system.
Assignee:
Torque Converters, Inc., Ashland, MI (United States)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 5158056
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-787031
OSTI ID:
6766688
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English