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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474110 ; 474138 ;
Abstract
A free piston type auto-tensioner adjusts a tension of an engine timing belt for automobiles. The auto-tensioner includes a body, a plunger slidably disposed in the body to form a first oil chamber, a free piston slidably disposed in the body to form a second oil chamber, a first seal member disposed between the body and the piston, a second seal member disposed between the piston and a rod of the plunger, an oil passage formed in the plunger to establish an oil communication between the first and second oil chambers, a check valve disposed in the oil passage, a first spring biasing the plunger, and a second spring biasing the piston.