Patent ID: 7458355
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: F02N

Abstract:
1. A recoil starter comprising: a rope reel on which a recoil rope, one end of which is held on an outside of a starter case, is wound and which is fitted turnably on a reel pivot formed on an inside of the starter case; a recoil spring that turns and energizes the rope reel in a direction along which the recoil rope is rewound; a cam member one end of which is fitted turnably onto the reel pivot to oppose to the rope reel and which transfers a turning moment to an engine side via a ratchet mechanism; a damper spring having two ends engaged with the rope reel and the cam member respectively, whereby an engine is started by transferring a turning force of the rope reel to the cam member via an elasticity of the damper spring; a bearing portion that turnably supports the cam member; and a dust cover provided integrally with the starter case to define a sealed space in which the rope reel, a recoil spring, at least a portion of the cam member and the damper spring are housed.