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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sam A Kuznets, Burdett, NY (US);
John Mortellaro, Jr, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474110 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic chain tensioner has a locking mechanism that includes three grooves and a ring located along the body of the piston. The ring sits partially within each of the first and second grooves to lock the piston into shipping position and completely within the third groove during operation of the tensioner.