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R. P. LANSING June 14, 1932. ENGINE STARTER Re. 1s 496' fjxtginal Filed Jan. ZU". 1925 .y 5 Sheets- S1186 1.

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Original Filed Jan. 20, 1926 3 Sheets 5heet 2 R. P. LANSING Re. 18,496 riglna Filed Jn. 20. 1926 3 Sheetssheet 3 June 14, 1932.

ticularly but not necessarily Ressued June 14, 1932 JUNITED STATES PATENT .o1-'Flca RAYMOND 1. LANSING, or

MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 ECLIPSE MACHINE COMPANY, 0F ELMIRA, NEW YORK, .A 'CORPORATIGN OF NEW YORK` ENGINE STARTER Original No. 1,691,820, dated November 18, 1928,'Ser

for reissue led November 13, 1930. Serial No. 495,524.

My invention relates to engine starting apparatus for the starting of engines, such as internal, combustion engines, and more parairplane engines, and the object thereof is to provide a simple., eiiicient and reliable apparatus capable of either manual or vpower operation or both and characterized also by the provision of simple and efficient inertia means which. actuated by such power or manual means for the accumulation and storing of energy which is thereupon utilized byrthe application thereof to the engine for cranking the. same. Speaking more specifically, themain object of l my invention 1s to provide a very compact land most eiiicient apparatus,`providing particularlyfor the greatest possible compactness for installation purposes and yet maintaining the greatest eiiiciency in operation, es-

-or drive having an asa flywheel, and means .trateih that is, with both pecially in the case of airplane engines wherein the installation dimensions are very limited.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section of 'anapparatus embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a` section on thefirregular section line 24-2 of Fig. 3; Figs. 3.and 4 sections on the same section line of Fig. 2 marked 3-3 and 4-4 but looking in 'oppoi site directions as indicated by the arrows; and Fig. 5 a section on theline 5-5 of Fig. 2. My apparatus comprises a transmission element hereinafter designated ,a driving member adapted to engage a member of the engine to be started, reductionl means such as gearing, an inertia means such for actuating such drive,l gearing and flywheel. In the present ninstance, I have shown two-such actuatingv means,

to wit powermeans vsuch as an elecjtric'motor .and manual means. including 'a crankingshaft, eitherl one of which two means may be dispensed with and removed from the apparatus if fer-the complete apparatus as herein illusthe powermeans andthe manual meansemployed. For the purpose of aclear and definite description of my invention and for convenience, I will l describe Inyapparatus as used in connection with airplane engines, valthough'itg will be .dr1v1-ng tion is a clutch member 14 adapted to engagewhereby element -14 and screw sha desired, although I preial No. 82,394,1i1ed January 20, 1926. .Application understood that the same is not limited thereto in its applicatio First ldescribing the transmission ordi-ive, the same is located within a main casing 1 which is suitably supported as by being tachably connected with the crankcase 2 of the engine as by means of bolts 3, a 'smallv poi'- tion of which crankcase is illustrated. Within the casing, there rotates Aa driving barrel 4 and a nut '5 located and operating concentrically therewithin and operatively connected with the barrel by a yieldable drivino' connection which is'herein the form of a iPriction clutch 6. This clutch is composed o twd sets of disks which are splined respectively to the interior of the barrel and to -a right-hand extension (Fig. 2) of the nut. The proper pressure for thedisks is provided by a barrel and such pressure isv regulated by the ladjustable ring 8 screwing 'in the interior o f force'the clutch disks against the spacing ring 10 and into frictional contact with each other.

The nut 5 is provided with internal long lead` threads 12 on' which 'is .threaded a screw shaft 13 constituting the'main vportion of the member whose other principal pora member of the enffine to be staited, such as the correpsonding clutch member 15 forming a part of or secured to `a rotatable part of the .engine such as the crank shaft 16 thereof.

The element 14 is in the form cfa disk having clutch jaws 17 adapted to engage complementary clutch jaws 18 on the engine member and portion 19 which is splinedto the outer end of the screw shaft by mJeans of -s 13 have arelative longitudinal movement of limited degree inde cndent of each other.l The element 1'4. is eld in.outward position with a yielding pressure lin suitable manner as by 'means of a coil sprin outer end against the `Isottom of sleeve 19 and at its inner end againsty the bottom of a socket formed Ain the outer-end of the screw shaft.

def' provided with a hub or sleeve lines 20,.

22 which bears at its series of springs 7 located within the The outward movement of element 14 is limited by the head or nut 21 o n the outer or lefthand end of an operating rod 23 which passes -centrally through the driving parts and cengearing herein- 4a and a plate 26 parallel therewith. This end plate 4a has a hub 27 extending laterally to the right in Fig. 1 and on the same there is loosely mounted a. hub 28 of the internal gear 29. This reduction gearing is operatively connected respectively with the man- .ual means and with the .power means in the following manner:

Referring to the manual means, the same comprises a cranking shaft 30 entering through .one side of the casing 1 and having suitable bearings 31a an'd 32 therein. This shaft is provided with suitable means, such as the pins 33 for engagement with an ordinary hand crank. At'its inner end, the cranking shaft is provided with a. bevel pinion 34 secured thereto and meshing with a corresponding bevel pinion 35 which is se cured to the hub 27 of the barrel 4.'

Next referring to the power means or electric motor and its operating'connections and also `referring to the inertia means which is combined therewith, the electric motor 35 is removably secured by means of the screws 37 to a cover plate la which encloses the inertia means which is here in the'form of a flywheel 38 and also the bearing extensions .of the casing 1. The armature shaft 39 ofthe motor'is operatively connected with the flywheel, and consequently to the reduction gearing in such manner'that `the torque of the motor is transmitted in one direction only, that is from the motor to the flywheeland the gearing'. To this end, the* armature shaft is provided with a screw threaded portion 40 on which is threaded a shell 41 whose marginal flange portion is adapted to be clamped in automatic manner against the plate 42 secured to the web of the ywheel 38 whenever the motor is energized. This flywheel is splined to a shaft 43 and also keyed thereto `by key 44. This shaft 43 also provides a bearing for the outer end of the armature shaft and for this purpose such shaft 43 has a socket at one end to receive the armature shaft. 'Ihe shaft 43 is provided at one end with a pinion 45 which meshes with the gear teeth 46 of the bell shaped gear 47 whose central shaft 48 is mounted within the bearing 49 of the-casing 1. This gear 47 is provided at one end with a pinion 50 which meshes with the internal ear 29.

The rod 23 is a apted to be manually operated by suitable connections extending through the side of casing 1. As shown in Fig. 3, arock shaft 51 extends through a bearing -52 therein and is provided at its outer end with a collar 53 secured thereto which collar has a crank arm 54.which may be operated directly by hand lor may be provided with an actuating rod 55 if desired, such rod extending to any suitable point within easy reach of the operator. The inner end of the rock shaft is provided with a crank arm 56 having a slot 57 through which the rod 23 passes and a pin 58 securing such rod to the crank arm.

Describing a cycle of operation andvbeginning with their parts in the normal position shown in Fig. 2 and first .describing such operation when the electric motor is employed vas the actuating means for the flywheel and the drive, when the motor is energized the clamping member 4l will be automatically advanced intoclamping position with respect to the iywheel plate-42 and rapid driving relationship thereby established between the motor and the flywheel 38. The flywheel is thereupon rotated and likewise the torque is transmitted to the shaft 43, pinion 45, gear 47 and pinion 50 to the reduction gearing composed of the gear 29, planetary gears 31 and thence to the barrel 4 and through the clutch 6 to the nut 5 and ,screw shaft 13. However, this screw shaft will be merely rotated and will not be advanced as its rotation is comparatively slow because -of the reduction gearing. When the rotation of the iiywheel has reached the predetermined degree which in practice is between fifteen thousand and twenty thousand R. P. M., the current may ormay not be cut off from the electric motor as desired by the operator and the rod 23 is operated by being thrust to the left in Fig. 2 with the result that the screw shaft 13 will be caused by such pressure and by automatic action between its screw threads and those of the nut 5 to be advanced thereby bringing the clutch jaws 17 and 18 into engagement... The engine member will thereby be rotated and the engine will be cranked.' When the engine operates under its own power, the driving member will be automatically disengaged through the screw action between the screw shaft 13 and the nut 5.

The normal position of the sleeve 19 of the clutch member 14, whichforms a part of the driving member is in contact with the nut V, as shown in Fig. 2 and the inner movement of such sleeve is thereby limited but after the screw shaft 13 has been advanced towards the left in Fig. 2 and in case of abutment of the clutch jaws 17 and 18, such clutch member 13 will be momentarily stopped in its advance, but the screw shaft 13 will contmue only.

'ranged in concentric ment Wlth the rod 23, shaft 43, and armature to advance but as soon as register between the clutch jaws 17and 18 occurs upon the rotation of the clutch member, the spring 22 Will snap such clutch member into full engagement ywith the engine member. This functioning of the parts is permitted by reason of the relative longitudinal movement of the Screwshaft and its clutch member l4.

Next describing a cycle ofoperation when the manual `means is the source of power, When the cranking shaft 30 is rotated byan ordinary hand crank the bevel gear 34 will be rotated and thereby the. bevel gear and -the hub 27 and ent-ire barrel 4 of the drive.

At the same time, the planetary gears will cause rotation of the internal gear 29 which in turn Will rotate the transmission gearing composed of the pinion 50, gear 47, pinion 45 and shaft 43, with the result that the flywheel 38 will be rapidly rotated.v At this time, the electric motor will be disconnected inasmuch as the clamping member 41 is adapted to transmit torque in one direction When the desired or predetermined R. P. M. of the yivlieel is reached, the operator will operate the rod 23 in the manner and with the result hereinbefore explained in the case of the use of the motor as the actuating means. j

-The Starting apparatus above described is very compact and efficient, and also well balanced and the various moving partsl are arrelation and iii-alinesliaft 39 as the center. Moreover, the different units such as the drive, reduction gearing and transmission and also the manual means are locatedin a single casing and the inertia means or fiywh-eel :is-arranged i-n a supplemental casing. Furthermore, the electric motor is detacliably connected to the supplemental casing and operatively connected to the apparatus therewith in such manner that it may readily be remo-ved from the apparatus if desired whereupon such apparatus becomes operable by manual means only.

The casing is advantageously made in the two parts shown, one part containing the assembly of drive proper .and planetary lgearing and the other assembly ,of spur gearing and flywheel. Both assemblies are individually or ,separately made, and are then bolted together, the operative connection being made through the meshing ofthe spur pinion with the 'internal spur gear. .This construction of the casing in two such parts has resulted in considerable and material `advantage over the use of a single casing.

The particular constructionand arrangement of the friction clutch herein shown and described, especially -the means and manner of applying the spring pressure to its clutch plates, are of importance and advantage. In the present instance, the clutch is mounted ""5 and constrained within the barrel andthe 'spring pressure passes through the clutch plates and isresisted by the closed end of suchabarrel. The spring reaction is taken by the adjustment nut and endwise constrainment is effected by the inclusion of the outwardly projecting fiange of the nut member. This particularly enables the use of a shorter and lighter nut, no extension thereof being required within the spring assembly, wherefore a greater section is provided for the driving member whose clutch member then occupies space' heretoforeieecupied by the extension of the nut, thereby allowing greater size and strength for the driving member.

I claim:

l. An engine starter including a drive oi' transmission having a centrally located driving member mounted for longitudinal movement to engage a member of the engine to be started and forrotary movement for cranking such engine member, a rotatable inertia device operatively connected with such drive, .and a motor operatively connected With the inertia device for operating it for the starting operation, said driving member, inertia device and motor having' the same -airis of rotation.

2. An engine starterincluding a drive or transmission having a centrally located driving member mounted vfor longitudinal movement to engage a member of the engine to be started and for rotary movement for cranking such engine member, a rotatable inertia device operatively connected with such drive, and a motor operatively conne'ctedwith the inertia device for operating it for the starting operation, said driving member, inertia device and motor having the same axis of rotation and being arranged in tandem.

3. An engine starter including a drive or transmission having a centrally located driving member mounted for longitudinal movement to engage a member oi' the engine to be startedl and for rotary movement for cranking such engine member, a flywheel operatively connected with such drive, and an electric motor operatively connected with the fiywheel, saiddriving member, iiywheel and the armature of the motor having the same axis of rotation.

4. An/engine starter including a` drive'or transmission having a centrally located driv.

ing member mounted for longitudinal movement to engage a member of the engine to be started and forrotary movement for crank- `ing such engine member, a-flywheel operament'to) engage a'member of the engine to be started and for rotary -movement for cranking such engine member reduction means operatively connected wit `the d1-ive, a flywheeloperatively connected with the reduction means and acting Aas anV inertia means, and an electric motor which is operatively connected with the flywheel and whosey those. of the drivingfmember and reduction gearing, said reduction gearing including an intern al gear having a hub and manually operated means including a pai)` of constantly meshed gears operativelyconnected with said hub, one of Said gears having its axis of rotation at right angles to that of saidgear.

'7. An'engine starter including a drive or transmission .having a centrally located driving membermounted forlongitudinal movement to engage a member of the engine to be started and for rotary movement for cranking said engine member redlction gearing operatively connected with the drive and having its axis of rotation in line with that of said driving member, a fiywheel operatively connected with the reduction gearing and having its axis of rotation in line with those orv the'driving member and reduction gearing, said reduction gearing including an internal gear having a hub, an electr-ic motor operatively connected with said .,gear, and manually operated means including a cranking shaft which is' operatively connected with 'said hub and which has its axis of rotation at right angles to thatrof said gear.

8. An engine starter including a drive or transmission having a centrally located driving member mounted vfor longitudinal mov-ement to engage amember of the engine to be started and for rotary movementffor cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected with the drive and having its axis of rotation inline with that Y of said driving'memberia iywlieel operatively connected Withthe reduction gearino' nd having its axis of rotation inline with those-of the driving member and reduction gearing, said reduction gearing including an internal gear having a-liub, an electric motqr which is operatively connected withfthe iiywheel and whose axis of rotation is in line With-those of' the driving member and iywheel, and manually operated means includgearing.

ing a'cranking shaft vwhich is 'operatively connected twith said hub and which has its axis of rotation at s right angles totliat of said gear and said driving member.

9. An engine starter including a'drive or transmissiomhaving a centrally located driv-v ing member mounted for longitudinal move-4 ment to engage a member of the engine to be started and for rotary movement for cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected with said drive, a cas- -ingin which Lsuch drive and gearing are mounted and contained and which has at one end extending bearing hubs, a fiywheel havinea central hub bearing in `o ne ofsaid -liubs an an electric motor operatively connected rwith the Hywheel.

10. A engine starter including Y'a drive or transmission having a. centrally located driving member mounted for longitudinal move-' ment to engagea member of the engine to b e started and for rotarymovement for cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected With said drive, a casing in which such? drive and gearing vare mounted and contained and which 'has at one end extending bearing hubs, a flywheel having a central hub bearing inI one of said hubs, an electric motor, and a shaft received. Within and'operatively connected with the ilyivlieel hub and operatively connected with the reduction gearing. l

l1.- An engine starter including a drive or transmission liavinga centrally locatedV driving member mountedfor longitudinal movement to engage a member of the engine to be started and for rotary movement for cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connectedwithsaid drive, a casing in which such drive and gearing -are mountedI and contained and which has at one end extending beaiing hubs, a flywheel having a central hub .bearing in ,one of said hubs,

an electric motor operatively connected with tlie fiywlieel and the reduction gearing, and

`manually operated means also contained within said casing and operativefy connected with the reduction gearing. 1 Vf12. An ,engine 'starter lincluding a drive or transmission having a centrally -located driving member mounted for longitudinal move-l mentto'engage a member of the `engine to be,- staited and for rotary-movement for cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected with said drive, a casing in which such drive an gearing are mounted and contained and which has at one end 'extending bea-ring hubs, a. ywheel having a central hub bearing in one of said hubs,

an electric motor operatively connected with the flywheel,'and the reduction gearing, and manually operated means including a cranking shaft entering a side of the casing and operatively connected with the reduction which is operatively ment to engage a member of the engine to be,

started and for rotary movement for 'crank-- ing such engine member, reduction-gearing operatively connect-ed with said drive, acasing in which such drive and gearing are mounted and contained and which has at one' end extending bearing hubs, a iywheel having a central hub bearing in one of said hubs and having a rim' overhanging said hubs on the casing, a supplemental casing which encloses said flywheel, and an electric motor secured to said supplemental casing and operatively connected with the-flywheel hub and gearing. l

14. An engine starter including a drive4 or transmission having a driving member movable to engage a member of the engine to be started for the purpose of cranking suchengine member, reduction gearing .operatively connected with `said drive', a-casing in which such drive and gearing are mounted and contained and which has at one end extending bearing hubs, a flywheel having a central hub bearing in one of said'hubs, said reduction gearing including an internal (gear, a driving gear having a pinion meshing with said in,- ternal gear, and a -driving shaft which has a pinion meshing with said driving gear and connected with the iiywheel hub, and an electric motor operatively connected withsaid driving shaft.

l5. An engine startei` inclu-ding a drive or transmission having a dri-vinglmember movable to engage la member of t e engine to be started for the purpose of cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected with said drive, a casing in which such drive and gearing are mounted and contained and which has at one end extending bearing hubs, a. flywheel having a central hub bearing- 'in one of said hubs, said reduction 'gearing including an internal gear, a driving gear having a pinion meshing with said internal gear, and a driving shaft which has a pinion meshing with said driving gear and lwhich is operatively connected with the flywheel hub, and an electric motor operatively connected with said driving shaft, and manually within said casing and operatively connected with said internal gear. y

16. An engine starter'including a drive or transmission having a driving membenmovable to engage a member of the engine to be started for the purpose of,` cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected with said drive, a casing. in which such drive and gearing are mounted and contained and which has at one end extending bearing hubs, a flywheel having a central hub bearing in one of said hubs, said reduction gearing including an internal gear, a driving operated means also contained' gear in the form of a bell, with a'perip'heral gear and a central pinion which meshes with ing shaft which has* a pinion lmeshing with said peripheral gear and which is operatively the internal gear, said driving `gear bearing in one of said hubs of the casing, and a driv-l connected with the flywheel hub, and means for operating said gearing.

17. An engine "starter including a drive or transmission having a driving member movable to engage a member of the engine to be started for the purposeoi:l cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected with said drive, a casing in which suoli drive and gearing are mounted and contained and which has at one end extending bearing hubs, a iiywheel having a central hub bearing in one of said hubs, said reduction gearing including an internal gear, a driving gear in the form of a bell with a peripha driving shaft which has a pinion meshing with said peripheral gear and which is' operatively connected'with the flywheel hub,

eral gear and a central pinion which meshes and means for operating said gearing comprising an electric motor operatively connected with said driving shaft. y,

1,8. An engine starter including -a drive or transmission having a driving member movable to engage a member of the engine to be started Jfor the vpurpose of cranking such engine member, reduction gearing operatively connected with said drive, a casing in which such drive and gearing are mounted and contained'and which has at one end extending bearing hubs, a flywheel having a central hub bearing in one of saidhubs, said reduction gearing including an internal gear, a driving gear in the form of a bell with a 4peripheral gear and a central pinion which meshes with the internal gear, said driving gear bearing in one of said hubs of vthe casing, and a driving shaft which has a pinion meshing with said peripheral gear and which is operatively connected with the iywheel hub,

prising manually operated/means mounted in the casing and operatively connected with said'internal'gear. f

19; An Iengine starter including a drive or transmission havlng a centrali located driv-l ing member mounted for longitudinal move- 'connected with the drive an and means for operatingsaid gearing comwith those of the driving'member and re'duetion gearing, said reduction gearing including an Internal gear having a hub, an elec- `energized saidilywheel and gearing but to be operatively'disconnected therefrom when, such gearing is driven `by the manual means. 20. An engine'starter including a drive or transmission havinga centrally located driving member mounted for longitudinal movement to engage a member of the engineto be started and for rotary movement for cranking such engine vmember,said driving transmission having a centrallylocated drivmember comprising a main portion and a clutch portion having relative longitudinal movement, one with respect to the other, said clutch portion having a shell splined to the main portion, arotatable driving barrel encompassing said. driving member, and concentric therewith, a nut threaded on said mainportion of the-driving member and hav-A ing a shell extensiomand a friction clutch including-plates whichare s'plined respectively -to said shell extension and the interion ofthe barrel. 21. Anengine starter including a drive or transmission having a centrally located driving member mounted for longitudinal movement to engage a' member of the engine to be started and for rotary movement for cranking such engine member, said driving member comprising a main portion and a-clutch portion having relative longitudinal movement, one withrespect to the other, said clutch portion having a shell splin'ed to the main portion, a rotatable .driving ba'rrel encompassing said driving member, and, con-4 centric therewith, a nut threaded on said main' portion ofthe driving member and having a shell extensioh and a friction clutch including plates which aresplined respectively to said shell extension and the' interior of-'thebarrel and spring meansfor applying pressure tosaid plates. S

22. An engine starterincluding a driveor mg member mounted for longltudirial movement to engage a'me'mber of the engine oto be, started Vand for rotary movement? for cranking such engine member, said driving member .c'omprising'a main portion and a clutch portion having relative longitudinal movcm ent, one'with respect'to the other, said clutchlporti'on having a shell' splined to thel lmain portion, arotatable' drivingbarrcl encompassing said driving member and, con-- .ing asheIl extension, an

tlvely connecting the barrel and the nu t,s a1d driving member 'moun'd for movement to centricftherewith, a 'nut threaded on said main portion df the d rivln member and havmeans for opera- 'erativelyV4 connected wit h such drive and a clutch portion 'of thefdri'vin member being arranged to bear. against 'an fbe stopped by said nut. Y l

23. An engine startery `'ncluding a drive or transmission having a* centrally located driving member mounted for movement to engage a member ofthe en ine to be started, and for rotarymovement or cranking such engine member, and a rotatable driving barrel 'encompassingA said driving member and operatively connected therewith, said barrel having aclosed end integral therewith, and driving means operatively connected -with said end ofthe barrel; ff

' 24. An engine starterin'cluding a drive or transmissionhaving a vcentrally, located driving member lmounted for movement to engage a member of the engine to be started and for Irotary." movementr for cranking Such engine member, and a. rotatable driving barrel encompassing said driving member and operatively connected therewith, said, barrel having a closed" end integral therewith and reduction gearing attached directly to said end of the barrel for driving it.

25. Anengine starter including a drive or transmission having a' centrally located driving member mounted for movement toen gage a member of the enginefto be started for the purpose of crankin such engine member, anda 'rotatable drivmgbarrel encompassing said driving'member and operatively connected therewith, Said barrel having oneend closed, vand provided with a central hub and` reduction gearing, including a rotatable gear 100 having a hub mounted'upon and secured to said h ub of the barrel `andgears acting between said-gear hub and2 the barrel.

26.4 lAn engine starter including a drive or transmission having a centrally' located driving member mounted for' movement to engage a memberofthe engine to be started andfor rotary movement for cranking such engine member, a rotatable inertia device opmotor-. .operatively connected withfthe inertia device for. operating it for thestarting operation, said driving member and inertia de vlce having the lsame .axis o f rotation.`

27. An engine st arterincludingadrive o r engage a member of the engine to be'started connected with the reduction means means for operating the flywheel, and a casing madeiii two parts connected together, said drive and reduction means being an assembly contained within one of said parts of the casing, and the flywheel and its operating connections with the reduction means being an assembly separate from the other assembly and contained within the other one of said parts ot the casing. i A l 29. An engine starter including a drive or vtransmission.having a centrally located drivingr member mounted for movement to enga ge a member of the engine to be started but normally outl .et engagement therewith and also mounted for 'rotary movement for cranking such enginel member, a rotatable inertia device operatively connected with such drive, means 'extending through. said driving means for actuating the driving member into engage a member ot the engine ragement with the engine member, and a power means operatively connected withthe inertia device for operating it for the starting operation, said driving member, inertia device and power means having the same axis of rotation, and said actuating means lying in said axis;I l

30. An engine starter including a drive or transmission having a centrally located driving movement to engage a member ofthe engine to be started but normally out of 'engage-7 ment therewith and also mounted for rotary movement for cranking such engine member, a rotatable inertia device operatively con? nected with suoli drive, means for actuating member mounted forv longitudinal l the driving member into engagement ,with' the engine member, and a power m'eans operatively connected with the inertia device `or operating itfor the starting operation,

said driving member, inertia device and power meams having the same axis otrotation, said` actuating `means including a rlongitudinally movable rod operatively connected.

with the driving member lying in said axis. 31. An engine starter including a driveor transmission having acentrally located ing member mounted for longitudinal nieve-7 ment to engage a member oixhe engine to be started but normally out *of engagement therewith and also moimted for rotaryfmovement for cranking such engine member, a rotatable inert-ia ydevice operatively connected with such drive, means tor actuating the driving member int-o engagement with the engine member, and a power means operatively connected with the inertia device tor operating it for the startingoperation, said driving member., inertia device randpower means having the same axis of rotation, said actuatingmeans including a longitudinally movying member mounted for movement able rod passing centrally through the driv- -ing member and operatively connected therewith and also lying iii said axis.

32. An engine starter 'including a drive or transmission having ,a driving member` mounted for movement to engage a member said means for actuating said driving membei' lying in said axis.

33. An engine starter including a drive or transmission having a driving' 'member mounted for longitudinal movement to ento be started but normally out of engagement therewith and also mounted for rotary movement4 for cranking such engine member, a rotatable inertia deviceK operatively connected fwith such drive, manually operated means for operating the inertia device and means disposed partly within the driving member and. operatively connected therewith for actuating it, said driving member and inertia device having the same axis of rotation and said means which actuates the driving member lying in said axis and 'said manually operated means which operates the linertia device being at right angles to said axis.

34. An engine starter including a drive or transmission having a centrally located drivto engage a member of the engine to be started but normally out of engagement therewith and also mounted for rotary movement for cranking such' engine member, a rotatable inertia device operatively connected with such drive, .means extending through the driving member for actuating the driving member into engagement with the engine member, and apower means operatively connected with the inertiadevice tor operating it for the starting operation, said driving member, inertia device power means hav,- ing .the same a; fifi of rotatiomand said actuating means lying in' Vsaid axis.

35. An engine starter including'a drive or transmission having a centrally located driving member Vmounted for movement to engage a member initially out of engagement therewith-and also mounted for ret-ary movement for cranking such engine-member, a rotatable inertia device operatively connected' with such drive, means for controlling the driving member in its'inovement into engagement with the engine member, and a power/means operatively connected with the inertia device of the engineto be started finiti ies , connect-ed' therewith and for operating it for theistarting operation, said driving membexg inertia device and power means `having the same axis of rota. tion, said controlling means including a longitudinally movable rod operatively connected with the 'driving member and lying in said'axis. n v

36.v An engine starter including a drive or transmission having a centrally located driving'member mounted for movement to engage a member ofthe engine to be started but normallyout of engagement therewith and' also mounted. for rotary'` movement for cranking such engine member, a -rotatable inertiadevice operatively connected with such drive, means for controlling the driving member in its movement into engagement with the engine member, anda power means operatively connected with the inertia de- Y vice for operating itfor the starting operation, said driving niember,inertia device and power means havlngathe same jams of rotation, sald ,controllingmeans including a longitudinally movable rod passing centrally through the driving member and opera-tively also lying in said axis.` t v 37. An engine starter including a drive orv transmission having a centrally located driving member mounted for movement to en- .ga ge amember of thecengine to be started but initially out ofv engagement therewith and also mounted for rotary movement for cranking such engine membera rotatable inertiav device operatively connected with such drive, means disposed partly within the (driving member for controlling the driving member in its movement into engagement with the engine member, and a power means'operatively connectedwith the'inertia device for operating it for the starting operation, said driving member, inertia device and power means having the same axis of rotation, and

said controlling means lying in said axis.

38. In an engine starter, a drivingmember mounted for movement to engage a member of the engine to be started and alsormountedforrotary movement for cranking such en: gine member, a `rotatableinertia device operatively connected with such driving member, means forcontrolling the movement ot'A the driving member into engagement with the engine member including a. longitudinally movablerrod operatively connected with the driving member and lyingin the axis of rotation of said inertia device, and means operatively connected to the inertiaf'device for operating it to store energy therein for the starting operation, i 39. An engine starter including driving means "movable to engagea member of the engine to be started and Vrotatable to crank said engine member, mieans for storing energy for the starting operation, said storing means comprising a'flywheel having its axis of rotation in line with that of said driving I plurality of rotatable friction members disposed'coaxially with respect to said flywheel and driving means.

10. An 'engine starter including driving means movable to engage a member of the engine to be started and rotatable to crank said engine mechanism, a rotatable inertia device operatively connected with saidv driving means. means for operating said inertiav device, anda casing made in at least two parts connected together, said driving means being contained as au assembly in one of said parts ofthe casing and said inertia device being contained as an assembly 'in another of said parts of the casing. i x

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification.

RAYMOND P. LANSING.

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