Patent ID: 7073472
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: F02N,H02K

Abstract:
1. A starter for cranking an internal combustion engine having a ring gear, the starter comprising: an electric motor having a stator for providing a magnetic field and an armature adapted to rotate in the stator, the stator including a cylindrical yoke forming a magnetic circuit, the armature including a commutator with which brushes are slidably in contact to supply electric current to the armature; a magnetic switch including a coil for generating a magnetic force by supplying electric current thereto and a plunger disposed in the coil and driven by the magnetic force; an electric circuit for supplying electric current to the armature from a battery; a switch for selectively opening and closing the electric circuit according to movement of the plunger, the switch including a stationary contact connected to the battery and a movable contact connected to the brush via a brush lead wire, wherein: one end of the brush lead wire is electrically and mechanically connected to the brush and the other end of the lead wire is directly connected to the movable contact by soft-soldering.