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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Atsushi Hayami, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Yuji Kurematsu, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
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 a tensioner having a ratchet mechanism composed of annular teeth on a plunger and an expansible resilient ring disposed in a groove formed in the inner peripheral surface of a plunger-accommodating hole in a tensioner housing, the rear surfaces of the annular teeth have a steep slope, and the front surfaces of the annular teeth have a gradual slope with a convex curvature such that the rate of change of the slope decreases proceeding in the direction of retraction of the plunger.