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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Sota Yamamoto, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventor:
Sota Yamamoto, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Through holes are formed in a revolving gear which revolves while being engaged with a ring gear, and penetration pins for extracting rotation of the revolving gear are inserted in the through holes. The inner circumference of each through hole has a shape which becomes narrow toward its one end. A sliding member having a shape which becomes thin toward its one end is engaged with each penetration pin. The sliding member is biased in a tapered direction thereof by a biasing member to be in contact with the inner circumference of the through hole.