Combined engine starter and voltage generator system

Claim 1

IN A COMBINED ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR AND VOLTAGE GENERATOR UNIT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION VEHICLE ENGINE, A WOUND ARMATURE INCLUDING AN ARMATURE SHAFT, GEARING INCLUDING A REACTION ELEMENT DRIVABLY CONNECTING SAID ARMATURE SHAFT AND THE CRANKSHAFT OF SAID ENGINE TO ESTABLISH A TORQUE DELIVERY PATH THAT AUGMENTS THE DRIVING TORQUE OF SAID ARMATURE SHAFT, SHUNT FIELD WINIDNGS ARRANGED IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE WINDINGS OF SAID ARMATURE, SERIES FIELD WINDINGS ARRANGED IN SERIES RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE WINDINGS OF SAID ARMATURE, A BATTERY HAVIGN CELLS WITH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINALS, ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY CONNECTING SAID BATTERY WITH EACH OF SAID WINDINGS INCLUDING MULTIPLE SWITCH MEANS ADAPTED TO ASSUME EITHER ONE OF TWO POSITIONS, SAID SWITCH MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO CONNECT SAID CELL TERMINALS IN PARALLEL WHEN THEY ASSUME ONE POSITION AND TO CONNECT THEM IN SERIES WHEN THEY ASSUME THE OTHER POSITION, SAID SWITCH MEANS INCLUDING ALSO A GENERATOR SWITCH ADAPTED TO INTERRUPT THE CIRCUIT FOR SAID SHUNT FIELD WHEN SAID SWITCHES ASSUME SAID OTHER POSITION AND A STARTER SWITCH ADAPTED TO INTERRUPT THE CIRCUIT FOR SAID SERIES