Patent ID: 7409942

Claim:
A recoil starter comprising: a rope reel including a starter rope wound thereon with its one end being arranged outside of a starter case, and urged to rewind the starter rope; a cylindrical cam for transmitting the rotation of the rope reel to an output shaft on an engine side, the cylindrical cam including an extending cylindrical portion extending from one side thereof; a coil spring connecting the rope reel and the cylindrical cam; a reel spindle for supporting the rope reel and a cam; and a hook formed at one end of the coil spring; a recess formed in one side of the rope reel; an engaging groove opened in the inner face of the recess; an inner annular portion for receiving a leading end of the extending cylindrical portion; and an outer annular portion for receiving the coil spring, wherein: the extending cylindrical portion rotates with the cylindrical cam and is provided on one side of the rope reel and inserted in the inner side of the recess; the coil spring is wound on the outer side of the extending cylindrical portion; the hook is engaged with the engaging groove; an end portion opposite the hook is engaged with the cylindrical cam; the inner annular portion is formed at the bottom face of the recess, and is made flush; and the outer annular portion is made such that a portion corresponding to the engaging groove is formed to have the same height as that of the inner annular portion whereas an opposite side is formed to have a larger height than that of the inner annular portion.