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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Takehiko Wakazono, Takasago, JP;
Mikio Kato, Takasago, JP;
Inventors:
Takehiko Wakazono, Takasago, JP;
Mikio Kato, Takasago, JP;
Assignee:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01); G01M 1/26 (2006.01); G01M 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 13/00 (2013.01); B60C 13/001 (2013.04); G01M 1/26 (2013.01); G01M 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inner peripheral surface of a tube-shaped inner casing has a regular hexagonal shape when viewed from the axial direction, a plurality of pins are arranged in the inner casing so as to take a posture parallel to the axial direction of the inner casing, and in this arrangement, a plurality of rows of the pins arranged in a predetermined direction are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the row direction of the pins, the adjacent pins of the adjacent rows are offset from each other in the row direction of the pins, and each pin contacts the pins adjacent thereto.