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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/0848 (2013.01); F16H 7/08 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0802 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0806 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0812 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0853 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0859 (2013.01);
Abstract
To provide a tensioner capable of preventing slipping between a rack portion and ratchet pawls and securing a large backlash with a simple structure. The tensioner includes a ratchet rotatably mounted on a housing and having a front pawl and a rear pawl spaced apart in a front and rear direction on a side face positioned opposite the rack portion. The ratchet includes an additional pawl formed between the front pawl and the rear pawl in the front and rear direction on the side face positioned opposite the rack portion.