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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2001
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vane adjustment mechanism, for controlling the quantity of exhaust gas including a base unit having an inner base unit and an outer base unit. The inner base unit ( A) has first and second flanges, and is forced into the outer base unit ( B). A plurality of U-shaped indentations ( ) are spaced at regular angular intervals and each indentation extends from the first flange ( ) to the second flange ( ), so that the U-shaped indentations form vane shaft holes for accommodating the vane lever units ( ) when the inner base unit is inserted into the outer base unit to block the U-shaped indentations in such a way that the vane lever units are free to rotate. A link plate ( ) has U-shaped indentations, in which protrusions of the vane lever units ( ) engage, all along the circumferential edge of the link plate.