Valve opening and closing timing control apparatus

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PATENT NO 9879574
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15116838

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A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes a torsion coil spring provided at an accommodation chamber which is defined by a front member provided at a drive-side rotational member and a tubular void provided at a driven-side rotational member, the torsion coil spring engaging with the front member and the driven-side rotational member to bias the driven-side rotational member in an advanced or a retarded angle direction relative to the driven-side rotational member and an oil reservoir portion defined by an outer surface of the torsion coil spring facing the driven-side rotational member and at least one recess portion provided at the driven-side rotational member, the recess portion being provided in a radially outer direction from a position at a radially outer side than an inner diameter of the torsion coil spring and at a radially inner side than an outer diameter of the torsion coil spring.

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AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAAICHI AICHI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asahi, Takeo Kariya, JP 45 149
Hamasaki, Hiroyuki Obu, JP 53 184
Iguchi, Yoshiaki Toyohashi, JP 13 81
Ikeda, Kenji Gotenba, JP 173 1119
Kajita, Tomohiro Anjo, JP 22 56
Noguchi, Yuji Obu, JP 114 432

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