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Starting device for an internal combustion engine

US8925404B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Lees · Ludwigsburg, DE
Patrick Hallas · Ludwigsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 2010
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/1987
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a starting device for an internal combustion engine, having a hollow shaft (34), a pinion element (43), which comprises a pinion shank (37) having a shank axis (46) in a displacement direction of the pinion shank (37), wherein the pinion shank (37) is inserted in the hollow shaft (34), characterized in that an axial movement of the pinion shank (37) relative to the hollow shaft (34) is limited by a securing element (76), which is secured in the hollow shaft (34) directly or indirectly by an press fit.

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