Patent ID: 6935202

Claim:
A starter for an internal combustion engine that comprises a starter motor ( 5 , 7 ), a drive shaft ( 29 ) capable of being driven by the starter motor ( 5 , 7 ), and a driven shaft ( 33 ) that is mechanically linked with the drive shaft ( 29 ) and is displaceable in the direction of its longitudinal axis, which said driven shaft is equipped with a pinion ( 45 ) capable of being pushed into mesh with a flywheel ring gear ( 47 ) of the internal combustion engine, whereby a pushing-forward of the driven shaft ( 33 ) to engage the pinion ( 45 ) in the flywheel ring gear ( 47 ) takes place by means of an element ( 9 ) located on the stator ( 5 ) of the starter motor ( 5 , 7 ), which said element undergoes a turning motion around the motor axis when the starter motor ( 5 , 7 ) is energized, wherein means ( 55 , 63 , 77 , 79 , 85 , 89 , 91 ) are provided that convert the turning motion of the stator element ( 9 ) directly into an axial motion acting on the driven shaft ( 33 ).