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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2006
Shinji Usami, Okazaki, JP;
Mitsuhiro Murata, Niwa-gun, JP;
Kazuyuki Kito, Nagoya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A starter includes a motor, an output shaft, a pinion gear, a lever, a lever actuator, a supporting frame, and a fulcrum supporter. The motor includes a rotation shaft to which the output shaft is linked. The pinion gear is provided on the output shaft and configured to mesh with a ring gear of an engine to start the engine. The lever has a first end, a second end that is linked the pinion gear, and a fulcrum portion. The lever actuator works to move the first end of the lever to pivot the second end on the fulcrum portion. The supporting frame rotatably supports the output shaft. The fulcrum supporter, which is integrally formed with the supporting frame, works to support the fulcrum portion of the lever to achieve pivotal movement of the second end to bring the pinion gear into mesh with the ring gear of the engine.