Patent ID: 7249965

Claim:
A starter comprising: a DC motor; and a torque transmission device transmitting torque generated by said DC motor to an engine to thereby starting said engine; said DC motor comprising: first and second field coils; an armature coil series-connected to one ends of said first and second field coils through a brush device; a connector bar to which other ends of said first and second field coils are connected; a motor lead joined to a joint point of said connector bar at one end thereof; and an electromagnetic switch operative to connect the other end of said motor lead to an external battery; wherein said connector bar is made of steel, said other end of said first field coil is connected to a first connection point in said connector bar, and said other end of said second field coil is connected to a second connection point in said connector bar, a distance between said joint point and said second connection point being longer than a distance between said joint point and said first connection point, a cross sectional area of a portion of said connector bar lying between said first connection point and said second connection point being larger than a cross sectional area of a portion of said connector bar lying between said joint point and said first connection point.