JP2002106449A - Motor vehicle engine starting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor vehicle engine starting system which enables to keep the knob position correctly in ON position by preventing the knob overrunning from ON to ACC position just after the starting the engine by shifting the knob from LOCK to ST position. SOLUTION: An ignition switch operating knob is equipped in a rotatable method inside the cylindrical body around the axis of the cylindrical body. The regulating concave part 51 is equipped with the level difference part 12b formed in the inner periphery of the body 12. The regulating projection part 13c which regulates the rotating range of a knob 13 by being engaged with the regulated concave part 51 is equipped. The ignition switch equips a positioning mechanism consisting of a positioning ball and a positioning concave which holds the knob 13 in LOCK, ACC or ON position. Also a slope 51C to increase the moving resistance when the regulated projection part 13c moves from bottom surface 51C corresponding to ON position to the bottom surface 51b corresponding to ACC position Is equipped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle engine starting device capable of starting an engine of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle engine starter of this type has a request signal transmitted from a transmitter / receiver mounted in a vehicle to a key when a driver having the key presses an operation member provided in the vehicle compartment. Sent. When the key receives the request signal, the key transmits a preset ID code to the transmitting / receiving device. Then, it is checked whether or not the ID code matches an ID code registered in advance in the transmission / reception device. When the match is confirmed, an operation member for starting the engine can be operated. This operation member has a LOCK position, an ACC (accessory) position,
The position can be switched between an ON (ignition ON) position and an ST (starter drive) position. The operation member can rotate from the LOCK position to another position only when the ID codes match. Therefore, the driver does not insert the mechanical key into the key insertion slot,
By turning the operation member, the ignition switch can be turned on to start the engine.

A moderation mechanism for elastically positioning and holding an operation member at a LOCK position, an ACC position or an ON position is provided inside the ignition switch. This moderation mechanism is configured as follows. Three V-shaped moderation recesses are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the case of the ignition switch in correspondence with the three positions.
Further, a moderation ball urged in a protruding direction by a spring is engaged with an accommodation hole formed in an outer peripheral surface of a rotating member housed inside the case and rotated by the operation member. I have. The moderation ball is elastically engaged with any one of the V-shaped moderation recesses. This moderation mechanism is configured similarly to the moderation mechanism 40 shown in FIG. 6 of the present embodiment described later.

On the other hand, a regulating recess is formed in the circumferential direction on the step formed on the inner peripheral surface of the body, and the operating member is engaged with the regulating recess on the step formed on the outer peripheral surface of the operating member. Is provided between the LOCK position and the ST position. Further, the tip end surface of the regulation protrusion is in sliding contact with the bottom surface of the regulation recess by a spring interposed between the ignition switch and the operation member.

[0005]

In the conventional vehicle engine starter, the operating member is moved from the LOCK position to the ST position.
When the operating member is normally released after switching to the position and starting the engine, the operating member is once stopped and held at the ON position by a return mechanism built in the ignition switch.

In the conventional starting device, since the moderation recesses of the moderation mechanism on the ignition switch side are formed in the same shape, the moderation load for maintaining each position is the same. Further, the bottom surface of the regulating recess on the body side which slides on the distal end surface of the regulating protrusion on the operating member side is formed on the same plane in the circumferential direction over the entire ACC position, ON position and ST position. For this reason, depending on the rotation operation of the operation member, the operation member is not stopped at the ON position by the
There is a possibility that the overrun may occur up to the C position or the LOCK position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to move an operating member from a LOCK position to a ST position.
When the operating member is released immediately after starting the engine after switching to the position, the operating member is prevented from overrunning from the ON position to the ACC position or the LOCK position, and can be reliably stopped and held at the ON position. An object of the present invention is to provide an engine starting device.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an operation member for operating an ignition switch is provided within a body within a predetermined angular range around an axis of the body. The ignition switch includes a lock which is reciprocatingly rotatable within a predetermined stroke range in a direction parallel to the axial direction.
A moderation mechanism for elastically holding a position, an ACC (accessory) position or an ON (ignition on) position is provided, and a stepped portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of the body and a stepped portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the operation member are provided. Between the LOCK position and the ST (starter drive) position, and between the LOCK position and the ST (starter drive) position, a regulating concave portion and a regulating protrusion for regulating an outward stroke position of the operating member are provided; A biasing means is provided for pressing the leading end surface of the regulating protrusion against the bottom surface of the regulating recess, and the resistance increases when the regulating protrusion moves from the bottom surface corresponding to the ON position to the bottom surface corresponding to the ACC position. The gist is that a means is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle engine starter according to the first aspect, the resistance increasing means is provided on a boundary between a bottom surface corresponding to the ACC position and a bottom surface corresponding to the ON position. , And the slope is formed so as to be higher as going from the ON position to the ACC position.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in an engine starting device for an automobile will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an engine starting device 11 provided on an instrument panel in front of a driver's seat has a substantially cylindrical body 12. A knob 13 is inserted into the body 12 as an operation member rotatable around its axis and movable along the axial direction. An outer end (right side in FIGS. 1 and 2) of the knob 13 projects from an outer end opening 12a of the body 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral surface 13a of the knob 13
Is formed with an annular step portion 13b. A regulating protrusion 13c is formed on the step 13b. As shown in FIG. 4, a step 12b formed on the inner peripheral surface of the body 12
Is formed with a regulating recess 51 for regulating the rotation range of the regulating projection 13c and the position outward in the axial direction. The bottom surface 51a, 51b, 51c, 51d of the regulating concave portion 51 is brought into contact with the tip end surface 13d of the regulating protrusion 13c, whereby the position of the knob 13 to the outside (the right side in FIG. 1) is regulated. An outer end of the knob 13 is provided with a cover 14 for covering the protruding portion. A rectangular key insertion opening 15 is formed at the center of the outer end of the knob 13 and at the center of the tip of the cover 14.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the knob 13 is rotated, the knob 13 is turned to a LOCK position, an ACC (accessory) position, an ON (ignition on) position, or a ST position.
(Starter drive) position. And FIG.
Is checked to see if the ID code signal transmitted from the key 32 shown in (1) matches the ID code registered in advance, and only when the match is confirmed, the knob 13 is switched from the LOCK position to another position. It is possible.

The key 32 contains a transponder, an antenna coil, a capacitor, an IC, etc. (all not shown). The same ID code as that of the vehicle is stored in the IC. When a request signal transmitted from a transmitting / receiving device (not shown) mounted in the vehicle is received, a preset ID code is transmitted from a transmitter incorporated in the key 32 without inserting the key 32 into the key insertion slot 15. Sent to. The request signal is
The data is transmitted when the driver having the key 32 presses the knob 13.

When the key 32 is inserted into the key insertion slot 15, the transponder receives magnetism from a magnetic generator (not shown) provided on the vehicle side, and stores a current generated in the antenna coil in a capacitor. Then, when the stored voltage reaches a predetermined value or more, a specific ID code set in advance to the transponder is transmitted.

A shutter accommodating hole 16 is formed in the knob 13, and a shutter 17 movable in the axial direction of the body 12 is accommodated inside the shutter accommodating hole 16. This shutter 17
Is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin material. The shutter 17 can take an opening position for opening the key insertion opening 15 (a position shown in FIG. 2) and a closing position for closing the key insertion opening 15 (a position shown in FIG. 1).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, at the inner end of the body 12, a positioning stopper 18 made of synthetic resin is provided. The positioning stopper 18 has a rotor 19
Are rotatably supported. A spindle 19a provided at the center of the rotor 19 is penetrated by a positioning stopper 18, and the tip of the spindle 19a is connected to the inner end opening 1 of the body 12.
It is drivingly connected to an ignition switch 20 fixed to 2c.

An engagement groove 21 extending along the axial direction is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 19, and a protrusion 22 formed at the inner end of the knob 13 is engaged with the engagement groove 21. I have. This engagement causes the knob 13 and the rotor 19 to rotate integrally. Therefore, when the knob 13 is turned, the ignition switch 2 is turned through the rotor 19.
0 is turned on.

An inner spring accommodating portion 23 is formed at the center of the rotor 19, and a small-diameter compression spring 24
Is housed. One end of the small-diameter compression spring 24 is in contact with the inner back surface of the inner spring accommodating portion 23, and the other end is locked by a projecting portion 25 projecting from the inner end of the shutter 17. The shutter 17 is constantly urged to the closed position shown in FIG. 1 by the elastic force of the small-diameter compression spring 24.

An outer spring housing 26 is formed outside the inner spring housing 23 in the rotor 19, and a large-diameter compression spring 27 as an urging means is housed inside the outer spring housing 26. One end of the large-diameter compression spring 27 is in contact with the inner back surface of the outer spring housing portion 26, and the other end is in contact with the inner end surface of the knob 13. The knob 13 is biased toward the standby position shown in FIG. 1 by the elastic force of the large-diameter compression spring 27.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the knob 13 has
Two lever accommodating holes 28 are recessed to face each other, and a lever 29 is accommodated therein so as to be rotatable about a shaft 30. A hook portion 29a is formed at the tip of each lever 29, and the lever 29 has cutout portions 32b on both sides of a locking projection 32a projecting from the tip of the key 32.
Can be engaged. And the hook part 29a
Is such that the locking projection 32a of the key 32 is sandwiched from both sides by the elastic force of the spring 31 housed in the lever housing hole 28.

The ignition switch 20 is provided with a detent mechanism 40 for elastically holding the LOCK position, the ACC position or the ON position, as shown in FIG. 6 showing a cross section taken along line 1-1 of FIG. The detent mechanism 40 is provided with a cylindrical case 41 that constitutes the ignition switch 20.
And a rotating member 42 housed in the case 41 and rotated by the knob 13 and the rotor 19. The moderation mechanism 40 also has moderation balls 43, 43 'engaged with receiving holes 42a, 42a' formed in the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member 42 so as to be able to protrude and retract, and biases the moderation balls outward. Moderation recesses 41 provided on springs 44, 44 'and an inner peripheral surface of the case 41 and capable of engaging the moderation balls 43, 43' with a LOCK position, an ACC position, or an ON position.
a, 41a ', 41b, 41b', 41c, 41c '.

In the ignition switch 20, when the knob 13 is turned from the ON position to the ST position, energy is accumulated, and when the hand is released from the knob 13 in the ST position, the knob 13 is moved to the ST position by the accumulated force. A return mechanism (not shown) for returning from the position to the ON position is provided.

Next, the configuration of the main part of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
8 will be mainly described. As shown in FIG.
The bottom surface of the regulating recess 51 formed in the second step portion 12b is
For convenience, it is composed of four bottom surfaces 51a, 51b, 51c, 51d. The bottom surface 51a corresponding to the LOCK position is formed deepest, and the bottom surface 51b corresponding to the ACC position is formed shallowest. Further, the bottom surfaces 51c and 51d corresponding to the ON position and the ST position are formed at an intermediate depth.

The knob 13 is connected to the large-diameter compression spring 2.
7 urges the body 12 toward the step portion 12b side, and the distal end surface 13d of the regulating protrusion 13c is brought into contact with the bottom surface 51a of the regulating recess 51.
Alternatively, it is pressed against any of the bottom surfaces 51b, 51c, and 51d.

As the resistance increasing means for increasing the resistance when the regulating projection 13c moves from the bottom surface 51c corresponding to the ON position to the bottom surface 51b corresponding to the ACC position, this embodiment has the following structure. . That is, a bottom surface 51c corresponding to the ON position of the regulating concave portion 51 and ACC
An inclined surface 51e that is higher on the ACC position side so as to increase resistance when the regulating protrusion 13c moves from the ON position to the ACC position with respect to the boundary between the position and the bottom surface 51b.
Is provided. Although this inclined surface 51e is exaggerated in FIG. 7, the dimension of the formed length L is, for example, 5
And the inclination angle α with respect to the bottom surface 51c is, for example, 5
The one end is smoothly connected to the bottom surface 51c by an arc curved surface to the bottom surface 51b.

Next, the operation of the engine starting device 11 configured as described above will be described. In the normal state where the electric power from the battery of the key 32 is stored, the engine of the automobile is started as follows. When the driver having the key 32 enters the vehicle interior, a request signal is transmitted to the key 32 from a transmitting / receiving device mounted in the vehicle. When the request signal is received by the key 32, the key 3
2 transmits a preset ID code to the transmission / reception device. Next, collation is performed to determine whether or not the ID code matches an ID code registered in advance in the transmission / reception device.
When it is confirmed that the ID codes match, the lock by the lock mechanism (not shown) is released, and the knob 13 is turned.

On the other hand, in an emergency, in which no power is stored in the battery used for the key 32, the engine of the automobile is started as follows. The locking projection 32a of the key 32 is inserted into the key insertion opening 15 provided in the knob 13. Then, the distal end of the lever 29 once opens outward against the elastic force of the spring 31 so as to be along the both side surfaces of the distal end of the locking projection 32a. When the locking projection 32a is further inserted,
As shown in FIG. 2, the lever 29 is closed inward by the elastic force of the spring 31. Thereby, the hook portion 29a provided on the lever 29 is engaged with the notch portion 32b provided on the locking projection 32a. In this state, whether the ID codes match is checked. That is, an ID code is transmitted from a transponder built in the key 32. When it is confirmed that the ID codes match, the knob 13 can be turned.

When the knob 13 is turned from the LOCK position to the ST position after the knob 13 becomes rotatable in this manner, the engine is started, and after the start, the knob 13 is held at the ON position. . The action of the detent mechanism 40 in the ignition switch 20 and the corresponding regulating protrusion 13c of the knob 13 in this process will be described below.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show that the knob 13 is in the LOCK position, the regulating projection 13c is pressed against the bottom surface 51a, and the moderating ball 43 of the moderating mechanism 40 is engaged with the moderating recess 41a. It is being rushed.

In this state, the knob 13 is pushed in the axial direction against the urging force of the large-diameter compression spring 27 to
After detaching c from the bottom surface 51a forming the concave portion, the knob 13 is rotated clockwise so that the distal end surface 13d of the regulating protrusion 13c contacts the bottom surface 51b. Following this operation, the knob 13 is turned to the ST position as shown in FIG. Then, the regulating protrusion 13c is moved to the bottom surface 51d and abuts on the right end surface of the regulating recess 51, whereby further rotation is regulated and the engine is started. In this state, FIG.
As shown at 0, the moderation ball 43 of the moderation mechanism 40 passes through the moderation recesses 41b and 41c and is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the case 41 in a free state.

When the hand is released from the knob 13 with the regulating projection 13c at the ST position, the knob 13 is elastically moved from the ST position to the ON position by a return mechanism (not shown) provided in the ignition switch 20 to the ON position. Is returned to. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, the regulating protrusion 13c of the knob 13 moves to the bottom surface 51c corresponding to the ON position and stops, and the knob 13 is engaged with the moderation recess 41c of the moderation mechanism 40 shown in FIG. It is held at the ON position by an appropriate moderating load.

According to the engine starting device 11 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The bottom surface 51b corresponding to the ACC position and the ON position
An inclined surface 51e as resistance increasing means formed so as to increase from the ON position to the ACC position is provided at the boundary between the position and the bottom surface 51c corresponding to the position. For this reason, when the knob 13 is returned from the ST position shown in FIG. 9 to the ON position shown in FIG. 11, even if the turning operation of the knob 13 is performed irregularly by the same operation as the operation of the pachinko knob, the restricting projection is formed. 13c can be prevented from overrun from the ON position to the ACC position or the LOCK position due to the recoil of the return mechanism. As a result, the knob 13 can always be reliably held at the ON position immediately after the start of the engine.

(2) Since the inclined surface 51e is formed so as to be higher from the ON position to the ACC position, the knob 13 is turned from the LOCK position shown in FIG. 7 to the ST position shown in FIG. In this case, there is no effect of increasing the turning resistance. Therefore, the start of the engine by the knob 13 can be performed smoothly.

(3) The bottom surface 51 corresponding to the ACC position
An inclined surface 51e is provided at the boundary between the bottom surface 51b and the bottom surface 51c corresponding to the ON position. For this reason, the configuration of the resistance increasing means can be extremely simplified without changing the configuration of the moderating mechanism 40, manufacturing can be easily performed, and cost increase can be suppressed.

The embodiment of the present invention may be modified as follows. In the following different examples, only portions different from the configuration of the present embodiment are shown, and the description of the same configuration is omitted.

In another example shown in FIG. 13, a resistance increasing means is constituted by uneven surfaces 13e and 51f provided on the bottom surface 51c corresponding to the ON position and the tip end surface 13d of the regulating protrusion 13c to increase the sliding resistance. are doing. The shape of the uneven surface is mountain-shaped, the inclination angle of the inclined surface on the ST position side is large, and AC
When the inclination angle of the inclined surface on the C position side is loosened, the knob 13
The resistance at the time of rotating from the CK position to the ST position can be reduced.

In another example shown in FIG. 14, permanent magnets 61 and 62 for providing a magnetic attraction force are embedded in the bottom surface 51c corresponding to the ON position and the tip end surface 13d of the regulating projection 13c.

In another example shown in FIG. 15, the depth of the moderation recess 41c corresponding to the ON position is set to be deeper than the depth of the moderation recess 41b corresponding to the ACC position to constitute the resistance increasing means. . Moderation recess 41c corresponding to ON position
Is formed in a V-shape, and the inclined surface S1 on the ACC position side
The inclination angle of the inclined surface S2 closer to the ST position than the inclination angle is formed to be gentler. Therefore, when the engine is started by rotating the knob 13, there is no resistance to the rotating operation,
When the regulating projection 13c of the knob 13 returns from the ST position to the ON position by the return mechanism, the moderation ball 43 can be prevented from overrunning to the ACC position, and the knob 13 can be securely held at the ON position. Can be.

Although not shown, a regulating protrusion similar to the regulating protrusion 13c is provided on a step 12b formed on the inner peripheral surface of the body 12, and a regulating recess is formed on the step 13b formed on the outer peripheral surface 13a of the knob 13. Any one of the several types of resistance increasing means described above may be applied to the configuration provided with the same restriction recess as 51.

In the above embodiment, the key 32 having only the transmitter for transmitting the ID code signal is used. In addition, a mechanical key with a key groove without a transmitter or a key with both a key groove and a transmitter may be used.

In this embodiment, the overrun to the ACC position is prevented, but it is not limited to the ACC position. Also, L
Although the names of the OCK position, the ACC position, the ON position, and the ST position are used, these indicate the position of the operation member.
It does not limit the function.

The technical ideas other than the claims grasped from the embodiment will be described below. (Technical Thought 1) The resistance increasing means includes an uneven surface (1) provided on a bottom surface (51c) corresponding to the ON position and a tip surface (13d) of the regulating protrusion (13c) for increasing sliding resistance.
3. The vehicle engine starting device according to claim 1, wherein the starting device is an engine starting device.

(Technical idea 2) The resistance increasing means includes a bottom surface (51c) corresponding to the ON position and a regulating protrusion (13).
2. The vehicle engine starting device according to claim 1, wherein the starting device is a permanent magnet (61, 62) provided on the tip end surface (13d) of (c) for providing a magnetic attraction force.

(Technical Thought 3) The Moderation Mechanism (40)
Comprises a cylindrical case (41) constituting an ignition switch (20), and is housed in the case (41);
The rotating member (42) rotated by the rotating operation force of the operating member (13) and the receiving hole (42a) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member (42) so as to be able to protrude and retract. A detent element (43), a biasing member (44) for urging the detent element outward, and an inner peripheral surface of the case (41). Moderation recesses (41a, 41b,
41c). The vehicle engine starting device according to claim 1, wherein

(Technical Thought 4) The resistance increasing means is ON
The engine starting device for a vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the depth of the moderation recess (41c) corresponding to the position is set deeper than the depth of the moderation recess (41b) corresponding to the ACC position.

(Technical Thought 5) The moderation concave portion (41c) corresponding to the ON position is formed in a V-shape, and the inclined surface (S1) on the ST position side with respect to the inclined angle (S1) on the ACC position side.
2) The vehicle engine starting device according to Technical Concept 4, wherein the inclination angle is formed gently.

(Technical Thought 6) The rotating member (42) of the ignition switch (20) includes a rotor (19).
Are rotatably connected to each other, and the rotor (19) and the operating member (13) are connected so as to be rotatable synchronously and relatively movable in the axial direction, so that the rotor (19) and the operating member (1) are connected.
3), a compression spring (2)
The vehicle engine starting device according to any one of claims 1 and 2, and technical ideas 1 to 5, wherein (7) is provided.

[0049]

As described in detail above, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, when the operating member is switched from the LOCK position to the ST position and the engine is started, when the operating member is released, the operating member is operated. The member can be prevented from overrunning to the ACC position or the LOCK position and can be reliably stopped and held at the ON position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of an engine starting device.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where a mechanical key is inserted into an engine starting device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a knob, a shutter, a rotor, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a body.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a part of the engine starting device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a moderation mechanism of the ignition switch taken along line 1-1 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view showing a LOCK position of a knob.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a LOCK position of the moderation mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view showing the ST position of the knob.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing an ST position of the moderation mechanism.

FIG. 11 is a partial sectional view showing an ON position of a knob.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing an ON position of a moderation mechanism.

FIG. 13 is a partial sectional view showing another example of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a partial sectional view showing another example of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a partial cross-sectional view showing another example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

S1, S2: inclined surface constituting resistance increasing means, 12: body, 12b, 13b: stepped portion, 13: knob as operating member, 13a: outer peripheral surface, 13c: regulating projection, 13d ...
Tip surface, 13e ... Uneven surface as resistance increasing means, 19 ...
Rotor, 20: ignition switch, 27: compression spring as urging means, 40: moderation mechanism, 41: case, 41a, 41b: moderation recess, 41c: moderation recess as resistance increasing means, 42: rotating member, 42a ... accommodation holes, 43 ... moderating elements, 44 ... urging members, 51 ... regulating recesses, 51a, 51b, 51c, 51d ... bottom surface, 51e ...
.. Slopes as resistance increasing means, 51f... Uneven surfaces as resistance increasing means, 61, 62... Permanent magnets as resistance increasing means.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An operation member (13) for operating an ignition switch (20) in a body (12) is reciprocally rotatable around an axis of the body within a predetermined angle range, and is parallel to the axial direction. In a predetermined stroke range in the direction of reciprocation, and the ignition switch (2
0) is provided with a moderation mechanism (40) for elastically holding a LOCK position, an ACC (accessory) position or an ON (ignition on) position, and a step portion (12b) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the body (12). ) And the stepped portion (13b) formed on the outer peripheral surface (13a) of the operating member (13).
A regulating recess (51) and a regulating protrusion (13c) for regulating between the T (starter drive) position and an outward stroke position of the operating member (13) are provided. ) To the regulating recess (51).
A biasing means (27) for pressing the bottom surface (51a, 51b, 51c, 51d) is provided, and the regulating protrusion (13c) is moved from the bottom surface (51c) corresponding to the ON position to the bottom surface (51b) corresponding to the ACC position. ), The resistance increasing means (51e, 51f, 13e, 61, 62,
41c, S1, S2) is provided. 2. The resistance increasing means is arranged such that the resistance is increased from an ON position to an ACC position with respect to a boundary between a bottom surface (51b) corresponding to the ACC position and a bottom surface (51c) corresponding to the ON position. The formed inclined surface (51e)
The vehicle engine starting device according to claim 1, wherein