Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tie rod adjustment open-end wrench
- Patent Title (中): 拉杆调节开口扳手
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Application No.: US12419027Application Date: 2009-04-06
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Publication No.: US08015901B2Publication Date: 2011-09-13
- Inventor: Atsushi Kanazawa , Hiroharu Kato
- Applicant: Atsushi Kanazawa , Hiroharu Kato
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi JP Toyota
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Shinmei Industry Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Shinmei Industry Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi JP Toyota
- Agency: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
- Priority: JP2008-109145 20080418
- Main IPC: B25B13/00
- IPC: B25B13/00

Abstract:
A clamping mechanism includes a pair of contact portions facing each other which is capable of directly contacting a tie rod hexagonal portion, and an open-close drive mechanism that causes the both contact portions to move away from and approach the tie rod hexagonal portion. By appropriately changing the distance between surfaces of the mutually facing pair of contact portions, the tie rod hexagonal portion will be securely clamped by the pair of contact portions, regardless of the size of the diameter of the tie rod. Then, the tie rod hexagonal portion is rotated to adjust the toe angle, by rotating the clamping mechanism via the rotation drive mechanism.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090260488A1 TIE ROD ADJUSTMENT OPEN-END WRENCH Public/Granted day:2009-10-22
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