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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/701 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/701 ;
Abstract
A torque limiter of the present invention includes: a first rotor and a second rotor; a magnet which is provided so as to be in contact with the first rotor; and a hysteresis board provided so as to be opposed to the magnet with a space therebetween, wherein the hysteresis board is integrally formed with the second rotor, and first and second washers are provided between the first and second rotors so as to be in contact with one another.