Shaft device
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNorihiro Mizoguchi
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Abstract
A shaft device which can ensure satisfactory lubrication for a shaft is provided. The shaft device includes a casing having a first insertion hole receiving a pin in a direction transverse to an axial direction. The shaft has a second insertion hole receiving the pin in a direction transverse to the axial direction. The pin is disposed through both the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole to fix the shaft to the casing relatively. The casing further has a space permitting the shaft to rotate in its circumferential direction with the pin partially inserted in the second insertion hole.
Claims14
A shaft device comprising:
- a casing;
- a shaft accommodated in said casing;
- and
- a pin that limits movement of said shaft in an axial direction,
- said casing having a first insertion hole receiving said pin in a direction transverse to said axial direction,
- said shaft having a second insertion hole receiving said pin in a direction transverse to said axial direction,
- said pin being disposed through both said first insertion hole and said second insertion hole to fix said shaft to said casing relatively, said casing further having a space permitting said shaft to rotate in its circumferential direction with said pin partially inserted in said second insertion hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.