Patent ID: 7088208
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: F02N,H01H

Abstract:
1. A starter comprising: a starter motor; a seating disposed adjacent to an axial end of the starter motor; an electromagnetic switch mounted on the seating, the electromagnetic switch having an exciting coil; a metal member disposed on the seating, the metal member having a first end and a second end; and a conductive terminal provided on the first end of the metal member for supplying current to the exciting coil, wherein the electromagnetic switch further has a switch case housing the exciting coil therein, a coil-leading portion that leads a lead wire of the exciting coil to an outside of the switch case, and a first terminal portion fixed to the coil-leading portion, the lead wire is connected to the first terminal portion, the second end of the metal member defines a second terminal portion, and the metal member is arranged along a surface of the seating such that the second terminal portion is located at a position corresponding to the first terminal portion to engage with the first terminal portion.