Patent ID: 8215194

Claim:
A starter, comprising: a motor that generates torque by being energized; an output shaft that rotates in response to the torque of the motor; a pinion movable body that includes a pinion gear provided on the output shaft so that axial movement is possible; a housing that accommodates the pinion movable body inside; and a seal component that seals a gap between the pinion movable body and the housing, wherein the pinion gear is pushed towards a ring gear and then engages with the ring gear whereby an engine is cranked; the pinion movable body includes a holder in the outer diameter side of the pinion movable body and rotation of the holder is restrained so that the rotating speed of the holder is smaller than the rotating speed of the pinion gear whereby relative rotation between the pinion movable body and the pinion gear is possible; the seal component is interposed between an inner circumferential surface of the housing and an outer circumferential surface of the holder; the pinion movable body is driven by a gearshift to move the output shaft in an axial direction, and a tip part of the gearshift contacts the holder; and a baffle part is formed in a contact part of the holder and the gearshift and the tip part of the gearshift contacts the contact part.