Patent ID: 6166448
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
A starter for an engine having a ring gear, comprising:a starter motor for generating a turning force;an output shaft rotatable by said starter motor;a pinion moving member having a pinion gear engageable with said ring gear of said engine, said pinion moving member being provided movably on said output shaft;a magnet switch having a plunger disposed slidably within a tubular sleeve and a return spring for biasing said plunger in an axial direction of said sleeve, said plunger being movable to open and close a motor contact interposed in an energization circuit of said starter motor;a lever having one end connected to said plunger and another end connected to said pinion moving member, said lever moving said pinion moving member in an axial direction of said starter motor by movement of said plunger; andpress means, provided in an engaging portion between said plunger and said lever, for biasing said plunger in a diametrical direction to press it against a fixed part in order to have a tight contact with said tubular sleeve and restrict said movement between said plunger and said sleeve.