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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Taku Ichiryu, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Taku Ichiryu, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 21/00 (2006.01); B23Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a centering mechanism capable of improving the efficiency of centering work and reducing the work time and the cost. The centering mechanism centers an inner member located inside in a radial direction, with respect to an outer member arranged to surround the inner member in a circumferential direction, and includes a vertical-direction positioning unit which positions the inner member in a vertical direction in a non-stepwise manner.