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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd., Okazaki-shi, Aichi, JP;
Munehiro Tsubosaka, Okazaki, JP;
Yusuke Hiramatsu, Okazaki, JP;
Yasushi Okamoto, Okazaki, JP;
Kazuya Okamoto, Okazaki, JP;
Yasufumi Umeno, Okazaki, JP;
FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Okazaki-Shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A changeover valve includes: a valve body portion that closes an opening formed at a switching position of an exhaust flow path; a fixing portion that rotatably fixes the valve body portion; a first raised portion protruding at one of a flow path forming portion and the fixing portion; a cushion portion; a second raised portion protruding at the valve body portion; and a biasing portion that biases the valve body portion. The first raised portion has an inclined portion inclined relative to a valve closing direction and the second raised portion has an inclined portion inclined relative to the valve closing direction. Both of the inclined portions are contactable with each other at the time of valve closing.