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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kouichi Sakai, Zama, JP;
Shuhei Aoki, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shigenori Murata, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hayato Oumi, Chigasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NSK, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474110 ; 474133 ;
Abstract
An autotensioner for use in applying a tension to a moving belt, having a damper apparatus which can follow a sudden change in tension of the belt by improving the piston and plunger structure of the damper apparatus so that the viscous fluid has a liquid surface kept high even when the plunger rises its uppermost position to prevent air from entering underneath the piston.