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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Akihiko Okimura, Ashikaga, JP;
Kazuhiro Nagashima, Ashikaga, JP;
Go Tanaka, Ashikaga, JP;
Youko Arai, Zushi, JP;
Akihiko Okimura, Ashikaga, JP;
Kazuhiro Nagashima, Ashikaga, JP;
Go Tanaka, Ashikaga, JP;
Yoshikazu Arai, Zushi, JP;
Oiles Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A friction damper includes: a base body; a support secured to an elongated member of the base body and having a through hole; a rod which extends in such a manner as to pass through the through hole of the support and is movable in an axial direction with respect to the support; a friction member which has a hollow cylindrical portion interposed between the support and a main body portion of the rod in the through hole of the support, and which is fixed immovably with respect to the relative movement of the rod in the axial direction with respect to the base body; and a tightening device provided for the support so as to tighten the hollow cylindrical portion of the friction member onto the main body portion of the rod.