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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naosumi Tada, Nabari, JP;
Naoji Sakamoto, Nabari, JP;
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Automotive, K.K., Nabari, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474110 ; 474111 ; 474138 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic tensioner having a slidable plunger in a housing, a shaft stopper ring on the rear-end of the plunger, and a stopper screw fastened to the housing that can engage with the shaft stopper ring at the retracted position of the plunger. Packing is provided to seal a clearance between the stopper screw and the housing when the stopper screw is in its engagement position with the housing.