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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Tomohiro Oomura, Toyota, JP;
Kazuo Hirama, Obu, JP;
Mitsuhiro Murata, Niwa-gun, JP;
Tatsuya Saitou, Kariya, JP;
Hiroshi Kaneda, Kariya, JP;
Shinji Usami, Okazaki, JP;
Tomohiro Oomura, Toyota, JP;
Kazuo Hirama, Obu, JP;
Mitsuhiro Murata, Niwa-gun, JP;
Tatsuya Saitou, Kariya, JP;
Hiroshi Kaneda, Kariya, JP;
Shinji Usami, Okazaki, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A starting apparatus includes a drive motor and a reduction gear having a planetary gear for starting an engine by the drive motor via the reduction gear. An internal gear of the reduction gear includes a locking projection projecting in an axial direction. A rotation restricting member is formed with a guide groove in which the locking projection is loosely received and guided in a circumferential direction. A shock absorbing member is held in the guide groove in a state of being elastically in close contact with the locking projection in the circumferential direction. Thus, shock load to the internal gear is alleviated from the start.