Patent ID: 7639108
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. An electromagnetic switch for use in a starter comprising: a B-terminal bolt fixed to a mold cover of said electromagnetic switch so as to protrude outside from said mold cover; a first bush fitted to said B-terminal bolt and detachably fixed to said mold cover, said B-terminal bolt protruding outside from said first bush; and a terminal electrically connected to said B-terminal bolt and led out in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said B-terminal bolt, said B-terminal bolt being applied with a current from an external battery through said terminal; wherein said first bush is positioned with respect to said mold cover in a circumferential direction of said B-terminal bolt, a lead-out angle of said terminal is selectable from among a plurality of predetermined angular positions, and said terminal is held in a second bush detachably fitted to an outer periphery of said first bush so as to be locked immovable with respect to said first bush, and said mold cover is formed with a fitting recess around said B-terminal bolt, an inner circumference of said fitting recess having a shape of a regular polygon, and said first bush is formed with a fitting projection whose inner circumference has a shape complementary to said shape of said regular polygon, said fitting projection being fitted into said fitting recess to position said first bush with respect to said mold cover in said circumferential direction of said B-terminal bolt.