Patent ID: 7234431
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: F02N

Abstract:
1. A starter device for an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft defining a rotational axis, the starter device comprising: a holding structure; a shaft held at one end thereof in said holding structure; a spring housing having a center of gravity (S); a spring arranged in said spring housing and having first and second ends; a starter drum for acting on said spring housing when said starter drum is actuated; said starter drum being rotatably journalled on said shaft; said spring being connected to said spring housing at said first end thereof; a catch for coupling said second end of said spring to said crankshaft; and, said spring housing and said shaft conjointly defining a support interface whereat said spring housing is supported on said shaft and said center of gravity (S) being in the region of said support interface so as to balance said spring housing with respect to said shaft.