Patent ID: 7213561

Claim:
A recoil starter comprising: a reel/cam unit including: a rope reel wound with a starter rope one end of which is arranged on an outer side of a starter case and urged to pivot in a direction of reeling the starter rope; and a cam in a cylindrical shape for transmitting rotation of the rope reel to an output shaft on a side of an engine; a damper unit for connecting the rope reel and the cam; a reel support shaft for supporting the rope reel and the cam; and a draw-out preventing unit for restricting the reel/cam unit from being moved along the reel support shaft, wherein: one side of the cam is extended to form a cylindrical extended portion; the rope reel is fitted to an outer side of the cylindrical extended portion and secured by a positive coupling, thereby defining the reel/cam unit as an integrally coupled reel/cam unit; and the integrally coupled reel/cam unit is rotatably fitted to an outer side of the reel support shaft.