| US 7,506,558 B2 | ||
| Reduction gear and reduction gear frictional load application member | ||
| Takashi Haga, Ohbu (Japan); and Mitsuhiro Tamura, Ohbu (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/84,525. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-083535 (JP), filed on Mar. 22, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0204844 A1, Sep. 22, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16H 3/08 (2006.01); F16J 15/32 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 74—331 [277/549] | 9 Claims |

| 1. A reduction gear comprising:
a plurality of shafts;
a fixed member;
an axially movable member; and
a friction applying member applying a frictional force to at least one of the plurality of shafts in a radial direction of
the shaft, the friction applying member being interposed between the fixed member and the axially movable member so as to
be deformed by receiving a force from the axially movable member.
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