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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1992
James A Spellman, Noblesville, IN (US);
Ross A Gresley, Anderson, IN (US);
Norman E Goodwin, Jr, Anderson, IN (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric engine starter for cranking an internal combustion engine. The starter has a drive housing which is shaped to define a solenoid compartment and a starter drive compartment. The drive housing has a pair of spaced walls connecting the solenoid compartment to the starter drive compartment. A starter drive that includes a pinion gear and an overrunning clutch is located in the starter drive compartment. A shift lever retainer is located between the spaced walls of the drive housing and pivotally supports a shift lever. The retainer has outwardly projecting ribs and the spaced walls have inwardly projecting spaced ribs. These ribs impede the passage of water from the starter drive compartment to the solenoid compartment. The shift lever has a plate or flap which, in an at-rest position of the shift lever, forms a barrier for the passage of water from the starter drive compartment toward the retainer. The drive housing has two water drain openings that are connected by a drain channel that operates as a sump.