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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Tsutomu Namie, Osaka, JP;
Toyonaga Saitoh, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tsutomu Namie, Osaka, JP;
Toyonaga Saitoh, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In the check valve of a hydraulic tensioner, a bell-shaped retainer is provided with plural, branched, leg portions which resiliently grip the outer surface of a ball seat. Oil induction slots are formed between adjacent branched leg portions of the retainer to provide oil flow paths that are unimpeded by the plunger-biasing spring of the tensioner.