Locking mechanism for valve device
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Jan 14, 2014
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Oct 4, 2012
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Mar 30, 2012
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Mar 31, 2011
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a locking mechanism for a valve device having a valve body for retaining the valve body at a predetermined opened position, including: a disk having a rotational shaft rotatable together with a valve body driving shaft and having a cutout groove formed on an outer circumferential face thereof; a ball disposed in the cutout groove; a body member having an axial direction restriction face and an inner circumferential face; a holder member having an engaging face which has a diameter gradually decreasing toward the ball and is engageable with the ball; and a spring member biasing the holder member toward the ball, wherein said ball is clamped by and among the engaging face which is acted upon by the biasing force of said spring member, the axial direction restriction face and the inner circumferential face so that a rotational direction position of the rotational shaft is retained.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 1-1 MINAMI-AOYAMA 2-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 107-8556 | |
KEIHIN CORPORATION | TOKYO 163-0539 |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- F16K Class
- 1344 Applications Filed
- 1061 Patents Issued To-Date
- 78.95 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Sakata, Yukinobu | Shioya-gun, JP | 58 | 359 |
# of filed Patents : 58 Total Citations : 359 | |||
Wakabayashi, Takuya | Wako, JP | 6 | 25 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 25 |
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