Ratchet type tensioner
OwnerIsamu Okabe, Yoshio Kurokawainventors
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Abstract
In ratchet type tensioner, low cost, high strength and excellent wear resistance, are realized by utilization of a pawl composed of a sintered alloy having a density of 6.8 g/cm3 or more, and containing 5-15 wt % Co, a total of 2.0-10 wt % of at least one metal from Ni, Cr and Mo, and the balance Fe and impurities.
Claims1
A ratchet type tensioner comprising a housing, a plunger slidable in, and protruding from, the housing, and biased in a protruding direction, a ratchet mechanism comprising a rack formed on a side surface of the plunger, and a pawl provided on the housing and engageable with the rack to prevent retracting movement of the plunger, wherein the pawl is composed of a sintered alloy having a density of at least 6.8 g/cm3 and containing 5 to 15 wt % Co, a total of 2.0 to 10 wt % of at least one metal from the group consisting of Ni, Cr and Mo, and the balance Fe and impurities.
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