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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Isamu Muramatsu, Saitama, JP;
Mariko Shibamura, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An annular first thrust bearing () includes a first race () which is in contact with a sun gear (Sb), a second race () which is in contact with a ring gear side member (), and a rolling body () disposed therebetween, and the second race has a flange portion protruding radially outward. A second connection member () is disposed on a radially outer side of the first thrust bearing () to face the second race (), and a restricting portion () is disposed at a position facing the first race () or the rolling body () on the rolling element () side of the second race (). A distal end of the restricting portion () is located radially inward of a distal end of the flange portion ().