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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kensuke Nakamura, Wako, JP;
Sadao Kojima, Wako, JP;
Atsushi Tanaka, Wako, JP;
Shinji Yamada, Wako, JP;
Hajime Maeda, Wako, JP;
Hidehiko Kamiyama, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 ; F16H 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 ; F16H 7/18 ;
Abstract
A tensioner device for an engine comprises a support member , a blade shoe coming into sliding contact with a timing chain having a base end section held by a cylinder block and a tip end section supported by the support member , and a leaf spring held by the blade shoe for pressing the blade shoe against the timing chain elastically. The support member is formed integrally with the cylinder block . The tip end section comes into sliding contact with a guide surface formed on the support member to be supported.