Patent ID: 7267021
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: F02N,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A starter for cranking an internal combustion engine, the starter comprising: a front housing; a rear end frame having a rear end surface; an electric motor disposed between the front housing and the rear end frame, the front housing and the rear end frame being connected to each other by a pair of through-bolts with the electric motor interposed therebetween; and a rear end cover for covering the rear end surface of the rear end frame, the rear end cover comprising: an upper plate; a pair of sidewalls bent from the upper plate; a pair of lower plates, each being bent from each sidewall in parallel to the upper plate; and a pair of arms, each extending from each lower plate, wherein: the rear end cover is connected to the rear end frame, so that the upper plate is positioned in parallel to the rear end surface of the rear end frame with a predetermined space formed therebetween, and the pair of lower plates are positioned in parallel to the rear end surface with a small gap formed therebetween.