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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerard Vilou, Tassin, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur, Creteil, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74 / ; 74 / ; 290 / ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle starter head includes a starter pinion which slides axially on a starter head shaft, an actuator coupled with the pinion for axial movement with the latter, and abutment means for limiting the travel of the pinion in sliding movement with respect to the starter head shaft, at least towards its working position. The actuator has internal splines cooperating with external splines on the starter head shaft, and the abutment means comprise an abutment member which is coupled for axial movement with the actuator and which cooperates with a transverse flank of the external splines on the shaft.