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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2022
Mikuni Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuuhei Sanekata, Odawara, JP;
Keigo Suzuki, Odawara, JP;
Yuusaku Ide, Odawara, JP;
Hiroki Ota, Odawara, JP;
MIKUNI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transmission mechanism includes: an intermediate shaft secured to a support portion provided in a valve body of an electric throttle valve and disposed in parallel to a motor shaft and a valve shaft; and an intermediate gear rotatably disposed at the intermediate shaft, in which the intermediate gear has a first intermediate gear engaged with a motor gear secured to the motor shaft and a second intermediate gear engaged with a valve gear secured to the valve shaft, the first intermediate gear and the second intermediate gear are integrally configured to be aligned in an axial direction of the intermediate shaft, a hemispherical recessed portion recessed upward around an axial center of the intermediate shaft is formed at a lower end portion of the intermediate gear, and a projecting portion projecting upward in a hemispherical shape around the axial center of the intermediate shaft and supporting the recessed portion is formed in a surface of the support portion facing the recessed portion of the intermediate gear.