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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2000
Karsten G. Koester, Plain City, OH (US);
Honda of America Mfg., Inc., Marysville, OH (US);
Abstract
A tappet screw adjuster having an outer sleeve, an inner shaft, a bearing block, a handle, and a rotary coupling disposed between the bearing block and the inner shaft. The rotary coupling is designed such that the bearing block and inner shaft rotate together when a load on the inner shaft is below a predetermined level and such that the bearing block and inner shaft do not rotate together when the load on the inner shaft exceeds the predetermined level. The rotary coupling includes a tension setting device, which is threadably secured to the bearing block, and a friction plate. The friction plate includes an annular projection that is received within a groove provided on the tension setting device.