Patent ID: 6612191
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
A starter comprising:a magnet switch; a driving lever including a lever pin as a pivot center of the driving lever, the driving lever being driven by the magnet switch; a pinion adapted to be pushed to a side of a ring gear of an internal combustion engine using operation of the magnet switch through the driving lever; a lever holder for rotatably supporting the lever pin; and a rubber lever seal disposed between the lever holder and the magnet switch, the rubber lever seal being attached to the lever holder, wherein the lever seal includes a positioning projection; wherein the positioning projection passes through a positioning hole provided in the lever holder, and the positioning projection protrudes to a side of the driving lever, and wherein a tip of the positioning projection comes in contact with a peripheral surface of the lever pin at a lower side than a center of the lever pin.