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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2010
Josef Weigt, Vaihingen, DE;
Houman Ramezanian, Ennetbuden, CH;
Raphael Schymura, Oberriexingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a starter relay () for internal combustion engines, comprising a relay coil () and an armature (), which interacts with a fork lever () by way of a driver () so as to toe-in a starter pinion, and comprising a contact bridge () which is to be actuated by the armature by way of a switch axis () and interacts with switch contacts (), wherein a coupling () connects the switch axis and the armature such that they can be displaced with respect to each other to a limited extent. In order to ensure that welded contacts tear open and the neutral position of the fork lever is achieved when the relay is shut off, a pretensioned compression spring () is inserted between the armature () and the end of the fork lever ().