摘要 |
<p>1,269,511. Starter drives. JOSEPH LUCAS (INDUSTRIES) Ltd. Sept. 23, 1969 [Oct. 4, 1968], No.47191/68. Heading F1K. The invention relates to a starter drive including a casing 11, a rotor shaft 12 journalled for rotation in the casing, a pinion assembly 14, 15 rotatable with the rotor shaft and movable axially relative thereto, a lever 26 coupled at one end to the pinion assembly and pivotably connected 27 intermediate its ends to the casing and means 22 operable to cause pivotal movement of the lever and thereby move the pinion assembly axially. According to the invention the lever is coupled to the pinion assembly through a plate 32 which is pivotally connected to the one end of the lever for pivotal movement about an axis extending generally at right angles to the axis of rotation of the pinion assembly, the pinion assembly being engaged with the plate for rotation relative thereto, the plate being capable of movement relative to the pinion assembly in a plane generally at right angles to the axis of rotation of the pinion assembly.</p> |