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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2007
Youichi Hasegawa, Kasugai, JP;
Tomoya Imanishi, Kariya, JP;
Youichi Hasegawa, Kasugai, JP;
Tomoya Imanishi, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A starter includes a motor, a pinion, a pinion carrier carrying the pinion, a ring member provided on the pinion carrier, a shifting member, and a lubricant blocking member. The ring member is rotatable relative to the pinion carrier and restricted in axial movement toward the pinion. The shifting member has a ring portion that is arranged on the pinion carrier with the ring member interposed between the ring portion and the pinion. The ring portion has an axial end face that has a recess for receiving lubricant and is covered by the ring member. The shifting member is configured to shift, by pushing the ring member with the ring portion, the pinion in the axial direction, thereby bringing the pinion into mesh with a ring gear of an engine. The lubricant blocking member blocks the lubricant from being scattered due to rotation of the pinion carrier with the pinion.