Patent ID: 6011316
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
A starter comprising:a starter motor that includes an armature having a rotational shaft and generates a rotational force to rotate the armature;a magnetic switch disposed on an end of the rotational shaft of the armature and including a coil that generates a magnetic force when energized and a plunger that moves in accordance with the magnetic force in a plunger moving direction, the plunger moving direction being perpendicular to the rotational shaft of the armature;an end frame disposed between the starter motor and the magnetic switch; anda fixing member disposed on a magnetic switch side with respect to the end frame and fixing the magnetic switch to the end frame while pushing the magnetic switch toward the end frame, the fixing member including a holding portion for holding an outer circumference of the magnetic switch on an opposite side of the end frame with respect to the magnetic switch, an arm portion extending from the holding portion toward the end frame and detachably engaged with the end frame at a front end thereof, and a deflection portion provided between the holding portion and the arm portion to have elasticity.