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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Junichi Ohnishi, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Ohnishi, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Nisshinbo Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/10 (2006.01); F16D 65/14 (2006.01); F16F 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic shoe clearance adjustment apparatus having a ratchet wheeland a driving membercomprising a pawl sectionmaking a ratchet engagement with the ratchet wheeland an arcuate leaf spring sectiondeveloping a resilient force for adjusting the automatic shoe clearance adjustment apparatus. The leaf spring sectionis made of bi-metal. When the temperature of the leaf spring sectionexceeds the predetermined degree, the arcuate leaf spring sectionthermo-deflects so as to weaken the resilient force, thereby the automatic shoe clearance adjusting operation is suspended.