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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Mikio Saito, Motosu-gun, JP;
Kazuhiro Ando, Okazaki, JP;
Kiyokazu Haruno, Kariya, JP;
Masahiro Katoh, Chiryu, JP;
Inventors:
Mikio Saito, Motosu-gun, JP;
Kazuhiro Ando, Okazaki, JP;
Kiyokazu Haruno, Kariya, JP;
Masahiro Katoh, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N011/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A starter for engines uses a leaf spring as a shaft lever for advancing a pinion gear for engagement with a ring gear. The shift lever may be constructed with a plurality of layered leaf springs having respective front ends spaced apart one another to contact a one-way clutch at different positions. The shift lever may include a lever holder which has a low heat conductive member to minimize fatigue of the leaf spring. The leaf spring is initially loaded with a spring force.