Patent ID: 7038563

Claim:
An electromagnetic switch for a starter, comprising: a bobbin; a plate-like terminal having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the bobbin in an axial direction of the bobbin; an excitation coil wound around the bobbin, an end of the excitation coil being pulled out the bobbin and connected to the terminal; a cover mounted on the terminal, wherein the terminal passes through the cover in the axial direction; a plunger which is slidablly provided in the bobbin in the axial direction and attracted in one way by magnetic force generated in the excitation coil; a rod slidable in the bobbin in the axial direction with the plunger, the rod defining an annular groove on an outer circumferential surface and having a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end opposing the plunger; and a rod cover fitted on the rod and having a flange, a cylindrical part and a distal end opposite to the flange, the cylindrical part having a plurality of projections which project inwardly from an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical part, are arranged in a circumferential direction, and are fitted in the annular groove, and the cylindrical part defining a plurality of slits each of which extends in the axial direction between the plurality of projections without reaching the distal end.