From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Sketch of a Lucas Electrical Helix Type Starter Motor, showing the pinion shift arrangement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\7\ img022 | |
| Date | 1st April 1911 guessed | |
| LUCAS ELECTRICAL HELIX TYPE STARTER MOTOR. SKETCH SHOWING PINION SHIFT ARRANGEMENT. 1 FORK FOR OPERATING PINION ASSEMBLY. LINE OF ACTION OF PLUNGER PINION RETURN SPRING. FORK PIVOT SOLENOID PLUNGER. STARTER MAIN SWITCH CONTACTS. OPERATED BY SOLENOID PLUNGER NEAR END OF STROKE. STEEL SHAFT, WORKS IN A BRONZE BUSH BEARING. PINION LINE OF ACTION OF PINION ASSEMBLY MULTI-PLATE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SPLINED SHAFT. ARMATURE STEEL SHAFT, WORKS IN A BRONZE BUSH BEARING. PHOSPOR BRONZE THRUST BLOCKS. | ||