Drive pinion for a starter of an internal combustion engine

A starter of an internal combustion engine comprising a ring gear and a drive pinion structured and arranged to engage in the ring gear during a starting operation, the drive pinion including:

• a toothing having a root circle and including a plurality of teeth extending radially away from the root circle, each of the plurality of teeth having an end face, an active flank, a passive flank, and a head surface;
• the plurality of teeth each including a plurality of bevels disposed on an end side of the toothing, the plurality of bevels including:
• a head bevel extending between the head surface and the end face;
• a passive flank bevel extending between the passive flank and the end face;
• and
• an active flank bevel extending between the active flank and the end face.

An internal combustion engine comprising a starter, the starter including a ring gear and a drive pinion structured and arranged to engage in the ring gear during a starting operation, the drive pinion including:

• a toothing having a root circle and including a plurality of teeth extending radially away from the root circle, each of the plurality of teeth having an end face, an active flank, a passive flank, and a head surface;
• the plurality of teeth each including a plurality of bevels disposed on an end side of the toothing, the plurality of bevels including:
• a head bevel extending between the head surface and the end face;
• a passive flank bevel extending between the passive flank and the end face;
• and
• an active flank bevel extending between the active flank and the end face.