PURPOSE: To reduce the load of a battery by operating an engine starter by use of the compressed air which is supplied from a compressor driven by an engine main body and stored in a reservoir tank.
CONSTITUTION: When a starter switch Ssw is turned on, a control device 38 consisting of a micro computer opens an electromagnetic valve 28, operates an engine starter 26 using the compressed air stored in a reservoir tank 18, and starts an engine main body 2. During operation, a pressure Pr within the reser- voir tank 18 is compared with the prescribed upper limit pressure P1, and, when Pr>P1, a clutch 16 is opened. When Pr< the prescribed lower limit pressure P2, the electromagnetic clutch 16 is engaged to drive a compressor 10, and the compressed air is supplied into the reservoir tank 18 through a one-way valve 20. In this way, the engine can be started without using a large current selfmotor, and, when the compressor is operated at the time of deceleration, the engine brake effect is obtained.
FUKUSHIMA HIDEYUKI
KAMEGAWA KOUJI
| JPS5317815A | 1978-02-18 | |||
| JPS4835894A | 1973-05-26 |