Patent ID: 6114772
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: F02N,H01H

Abstract:
A starter comprising:a starter motor for generating rotating force;an output shaft rotatable by the starter motor;a pinion moving body having a pinion gear engageable with a ring gear of an engine, the pinion moving body being engaged on an outer periphery of the output shaft through a helical spline;a power supply circuit having a first switch and a second switch, wherein the power supply circuit supplies electric power to the starter motor through an electric resistor during a turn-on of the first switch and thereafter supplies the electric power to the starter by short-circuiting the electric resistor during a turn-on of the second switch;an electromagnetic switch having a coil for generating magnetic force and a plunger attractable by the magnetic force generated by the coil, the plunger being movable to turn on the first switch and then the second switch;a rotation restricting member made of a resilient material and engageable with the pinion moving body by receiving a movement of the plunger for restricting rotation of the pinion moving body; anda movement restricting member provided separately from the rotation restricting member for restricting the movement of the plunger until the pinion moving body, being rotation-restricted by the rotation restricting member, advances a predetermined distance on the output shaft by rotation of the output shaft after the turn-on of the first switch, wherein the movement restricting member allows for the movement of the plunger to turn on the second switch only after the rotation restricting member advances the predetermined distance.