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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kunio Nanba, Anjo, JP;
Tomokazu Kondo, Okazaki, JP;
Takuya Fukitsuke, Tokai, JP;
Kunio Tanaka, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method of assembling a butterfly valve that includes a shaft rotatably supported by first and second bearing portions. A first adjusting instrument is used to adjust thrust and radial clearances between the first end of the shaft and the first bearing portion. A second adjusting instrument is used for adjusting thrust and radial clearances between the second end of the shaft and the second bearing portion, and the shaft is arranged at a center of the fluid flow passage.