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(11) | EP 2 664 785 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Vehicle starter and transmission mechanism for the same |
| (57) The present invention relates to a transmission mechanism for a vehicle starter,
comprising: a speed reducer connected to an output shaft of an electric motor of the
vehicle starter ; an overrunning clutch connected to the speed reducer, the overrunning
clutch having a driving part, a driven part and a movement transmitting element provided
between the driving and driven parts for achieving transmission of a one-way movement
therebetween; and an output shaft connected to the overrunning clutch, wherein the
transmission mechanism further comprises a transmission carrier, the overrunning clutch
is connected to the speed reducer via the transmission carrier in such a way that
rotational movement is able to transmit only from the speed reducer to the overrunning
clutch, the driving part of the overrunning clutch is mounted in the transmission
carrier with play, and the transmission carrier is mounted on the output shaft of
the electric motor. The present invention also relates to a vehicle starter comprising
said transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism can be manufactured simply
and its coaxiality can be ensured.
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