Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

James L Whitehurst

Douglas R Ogle

Daniel D Richey

Brian W Harris

Victor L Kelley

A lubricator for lubricating the drive shaft of engine starting apparatus. The lubricator has a housing that is comprised of two plastic parts that are secured together by means of locking arms that are integral with one of the parts and which engage the outer part. The housing contains a wick that is saturated with a lubricating oil. The lubricator is assembled to the driving member of an engine starter overrunning clutch by press-fitting it to an internal surface of a tubular portion of the driving member. The inner surface of the wick engages a starter drive shaft and as the overrunning clutch is shifted relative to the drive shaft, the wick deposits a thin film of oil to a length of the drive shaft.

Engine starter drive shaft lubricator

A heat shield for shielding the solenoid of an engine starter from heat generated by an internal combustion engine. The shield is formed of metal and has a first pair of deflectable spring arms for securing the heat shield to a solenoid of an engine starter. The arms have arcuate portions that are adapted to engage the case of the solenoid and the arms are deflected apart when the shield is assembled to the solenoid. The arms then spring back toward each other to tightly grip the solenoid. The heat shield has another pair of deflectable arms the end portions of which are adapted to engage fasteners that secure the shield to the drive housing of an engine starter. The heat shield has a deflectable spring finger that is adapted to engage the solenoid to prevent vibration of the heat shield.

Heat shield for a starter solenoid

An electric starter for cranking an internal combustion engine. The starter has a solenoid which has a motor terminal. The motor terminal is connected to the electric cranking motor of the starter by conductor means which are located entirely internally of the starter. The solenoid has a battery terminal that is provided with a threaded bore that is adapted to receive a connector bolt.

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Hartford City, IN, United States of America

James L Whitehurst