Patent ID: 8525625

Claim:
A solenoid for a vehicle starter, the solenoid comprising: a spool including a first coil bay, a second coil bay, a radial barrier member provided by a middle flange separating the first coil bay from the second coil bay, two end flanges such that the first coil bay is defined between a first end flange and the middle flange and the second coil bay is defined between a second end flange and the middle flange, and a hub with an interior passage defining an axial direction, the first coil bay adjacent to the second coil bay in the axial direction and separated from the second coil bay by the radial barrier member, the radial barrier member not centered on the spool between the two end flanges such that the first bay and the second bay are of different lengths, the radial barrier member including a first slot extending in a radial direction from an outer perimeter of the radial barrier member substantially to the hub; a first coil wound around the hub in the first coil bay, the first coil including a lead engaging the first slot such that the first slot guides the lead in the radial direction from the outer perimeter of the radial barrier member to the hub in the first coil bay; a second coil positioned in the second coil bay; and a plunger positioned within the interior passage of the spool and configured to move in the axial direction when the first coil is energized.