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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Minoru Takakura, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Uehara, Yokohama, JP;
Eiji Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiro Yoshitake, Atsugi, JP;
Inventors:
Minoru Takakura, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Uehara, Yokohama, JP;
Eiji Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiro Yoshitake, Atsugi, JP;
Assignees:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The actuator mechanism of the present embodiment comprises the first cylinder, a rod protruding from the first cylinder to lift a hood and lock balls arranged along the outer periphery of the rod and digging into the rod when the rod is pushed back. The diameter of the lock balls and the lapping amount of the lock balls are within specific ranges.