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US 5,848,551 AGranted
Starter having improved pinion driving mechanism
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsMasanori Ohmi, Takeshi Araki, Nobuyuki Hayashi
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Abstract
In a starter having a pinion gear on an output shaft driven by a starter motor, a magnet switch, and a shift lever pivotally connecting the pinion and the magnet switch, the shift lever is formed at one end thereof with an annular arm body for engagement with the pinion gear. The annular arm body is engaged with the pinion gear to receive the pinion returning force evenly thereby to prevent damage on the shift lever. Preferably the annular arm body is engaged with the pinion gear through a plate and a bearing.
Claims5
A starter for starting an engine having a ring gear, comprising:
- a starter motor;
- an output shaft driven by the starter motor;
- a pinion transmittal member having a spline portion fitted axially movably on the output shaft through a spline, and a pinion gear engageable with the ring gear;
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- a pinion driving means including a shift lever for moving the pinion transmittal member, the shift lever having a pair of arms engaged with the pinion transmittal member and coupled to each other at ends thereof to form an annular arm body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.