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Hydraulic tensioner

US7226376B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2004
Grant dateJun 5, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2007/0891
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a hydraulic tensioner, an oil pressure control recess, at a proximal end of a cylindrical, plunger-receiving hole, receives from an oil supply, and also receives oil which oozes past a check valve and an inner sleeve inside the plunger, thereby returning the oil, which would leak to the outside in a conventional hydraulic tensioner, to the interior of the plunger.

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