Recoil starter
AssigneeStarting Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshinori Horikoshi, Shigemitsu Chigira, Hideki Hashiba
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Abstract
A recoil starter includes: a starter case provided with a reel support shaft; and a ratchet guide rotatably attached to the reel support shaft in a state in which a frictional resistance is applied. The ratchet guide includes: a through hole into which the reel support shaft is insertable; and a locking portion configured to be engaged with the reel support shaft on an inner periphery of the through hole. A movement of the ratchet guide in an axial direction of the reel support shaft is restricted in a state in which the locking portion is engaged with the reel support shaft.
Claims10
A recoil starter comprising:
- a starter case provided with a reel support shaft;
- a reel rotatably attached to the reel support shaft;
- a ratchet member swingably attached to the reel;
- and
- a ratchet guide rotatably attached to the reel support shaft in a state in which a frictional resistance is applied, and configured to engage with the ratchet member to guide a swing of the ratchet member when the reel rotates in a predetermined direction,
- wherein the reel support shaft includes a groove that engages with a locking portion on a surface of the reel support shaft,
- wherein the ratchet guide includes:
- a through hole into which the reel support shaft is insertable;
- and
- the locking portion configured to be engaged with the reel support shaft on an inner periphery of the through hole, and
- wherein a movement of the ratchet guide in an axial direction of the reel support shaft is restricted in a state in which the locking portion provided on the ratchet guide is engaged with the reel support shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.