Patent ID: 7735384
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: F02N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A starter for an engine comprising: a motor including a rotation shaft and working to output a torque via the rotation shaft; an output shaft being linked to the rotation shaft of the motor to receive the torque; a pinion gear provided on the output shaft, the pinion gear being configured to mesh with a ring gear of an engine and transmit the torque from the output shaft to the ring gear to start the engine; a lever having a first end, a second end, and a fulcrum portion between the first and second ends, the second end being linked to the pinion gear; a lever actuator working to move the first end of the lever to pivot the second end on the fulcrum portion; a supporting frame provided to rotatably support the output shaft; a fulcrum supporter working to support the fulcrum portion of the lever to achieve pivotal movement of the second end to bring the pinion gear into mesh with the ring gear of the engine, the fulcrum supporter being integrally formed with the supporting frame; and a housing that accommodates at least the lever, the fulcrum supporter, and the supporting frame, wherein the fulcrum portion of the lever is pivotably disposed in a recess formed in an inner wall of the housing, and the fulcrum supporter is fitted to an opening of the recess to interpose the fulcrum portion of the lever between the inner wall of the housing and the fulcrum supporter.