US Patent 7096842 Rope-operated actuator for an engine starter

A rope-operated actuator for an engine starter includes a cover with a shaft, a spool wheel sleeved rotatably on the shaft, a rope connected to the spool wheel for driving the spool wheel, a rope-rewinding member for rewinding the rope on the spool wheel, a pawl-driving member mounted on the shaft, a pair of pawls disposed between the spool wheel and the pawl-driving member and pivotable between engaging and disengaging positions, a wobble-preventing member mounted on the shaft and extending radially and outwardly therefrom, and a retaining member connected to the shaft for retaining the spool wheel, the pawl-driving member and the wobble-preventing member on the shaft.