Patent ID: 8925404
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A starting device for an internal combustion engine, the device comprising a hollow shaft ( 34 ), and a pinion element ( 43 ), which comprises a pinion shank ( 37 ) having a shank axis ( 46 ) in a displacement direction of the pinion shank ( 37 ), wherein said pinion shank ( 37 ) is inserted in the hollow shaft ( 34 ), characterized in that an axial movement of said pinion shank ( 37 ) relative to said hollow shaft ( 34 ) is limited by a securing element ( 76 ), which is secured in said hollow shaft ( 34 ) directly by a press fit, further characterized in that the securing element ( 76 ) is at least one pin which engages in a groove ( 88 ) comprising flanks ( 94 , 95 ), wherein the pin has a longitudinal axis, which is oriented parallel to the flanks ( 94 , 95 ).