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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2006
Youichi Hasegawa, Kasugai, JP;
Sadayoshi Kajino, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoya Imanishi, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A starter and a method of manufacturing the starter are disclosed wherein the starter comprises a case, a housing disposed in front of the case, a pinion moving body slidably received by the case and the housing, and a lever unit having a lever, swingably supported on a lever support member, for actuating the pinion moving body to an operative position to allow a pinion to be brought into meshing engagement with a ring gear of an engine to start up the same. The lever support member is mounted on the case via a positioning mechanism composed of positioning components, formed on the lever support member, and the positioning components, formed on the case, with which the positioning components engage, respectively.