Patent ID: 6755170
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: F02N

Abstract:
A recoil starter for an engine having a rotating member, comprising:a rotatable reel; a recoil rope wound around said reel and arranged so as to drive said reel to rotate it; a recoil spring for urging said reel in a rope rewinding direction; a centrifugal ratchet provided on said rotating member of the engine; and a damper spring disposed between said reel and said centrifugal ratchet; wherein said damper spring has one end fixed to said reel and is provided at the other end thereof with an operation section; and said operation section of said damper spring is arranged to disengageably engage with said centrifugal ratchet so as to transmit rotation of said reel rotated by said recoil rope to said rotating member of the engine through said ratchet, so that a shock caused by the engine is absorbed by said damper spring and a rotating force on said reel is stored by said damper spring.