Patent ID: 7647849
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A starter with an intermediate gear comprising: a housing having first and second bearing portions; a motor mounted on the housing; a pinion shaft connected to the motor to be driven with a rotational force thereof; a pinion gear rotatably supported on the pinion shaft and axially movable thereon; an intermediate shaft, which is in parallel to the pinion shaft, and which has both ends supported by the first and second bearing portions; an intermediate gear rotatably supported on the intermediate shaft and axially movable in meshing engagement with the pinion gear at all times; and a retainer operative to retain the intermediate shaft to the housing; wherein the intermediate gear is axially movable with the pinion gear into meshing engagement with a ring gear of an engine to transfer the rotational force from the pinion gear to the ring gear via the intermediate gear to start up the engine; wherein one of the first and second bearing portions as a mounting aperture, extending perpendicular to an axis of the intermediate shaft for insertion of the retainer, the mounting aperture having a female threaded portion; wherein the retainer includes an engagement portion, inserted to the mounting aperture for engagement with the intermediate shaft, and a male threaded portion coupled to the female threaded portion to fixedly secure the intermediate shaft to the one of the first and second bearing portions; and wherein a seal member is mounted on one of the first and second bearing portions for blocking a gap between the mounting aperture and the retainer.