Patent ID: 8610296
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: F02D,F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A starter to start an engine mounted on a vehicle comprising: a motor that generates rotational force by supplying power supplied by a power source via a power line; an output shaft that rotates by receiving the rotational force transmitted by the motor; a pinion gear that transmits the rotational force generated by the motor to a ring gear; a pinion body being allowed to move integrally with the pinion gear in an axial direction along an outer circumference of the output shaft; an electromagnetic solenoid that generates force to push the pinion body outward in the axial direction towards the ring gear side; an electromagnetic switch for switching a motor contact point disposed in the power line, on and off to control supplying the power to the motor; and a control means configured to control the electromagnetic solenoid and the electromagnetic switch individually, wherein