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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
May. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
290 / ; 290 46 ; 290 48 ;
Abstract
An output shaft is arranged coaxially with an armature shaft forwardly of a starter motor, and an electromagnetic switch is arranged at the rear of the starter motor. The output shaft and the armature shaft are independently supported by a first to fourth bearings. The first and second bearings are held on a housing and a center case. In the starter motor, a face type commutator is provided on the rear end of the armature, so that the axial length of the armature shaft is set short. The third and fourth bearings are held on a partition wall of a yoke of the starter motor and a holder, respectively.