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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Shouji Katsumata, Gotemba, JP;
Akihiko Hosaka, Hadano, JP;
Shouji Katsumata, Gotemba, JP;
Akihiko Hosaka, Hadano, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
NITTAN VALVE CO., LTD., Handano-shi, JP;
Abstract
A sealed type lash adjuster (A) includes a plunger (A), a body () in which the plunger (A) is inserted in a fitting manner, a first sealing means () provided between the plunger (A) and the body (), and a second sealing member (A) that can prevent or suppress intrusion of an engine oil from an outside. The second sealing means (A) seals a portion of the plunger (A) exposed from the body and is arranged so as to cover a clearance (K) formed between an open end portion of the body and the plunger (A). More specifically, the second sealing member (A) has a one-end portion (A) and an other-end portion (A) as sealing parts having a function of preventing or suppressing intrusion of the engine oil from the outside.