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  • Heat generator
    Patent number: 6269781
    Abstract: In a heat generator of the invention in which a drive shaft 8 is made of an iron-type metal, a rotor 9 includes a main rotor body 9a made of an aluminum-type metal for shearing a silicone oil SO and a bush 9b made of an iron-type metal inserted in the main rotor body 9a and secured to the drive shaft 8 while being positioned in contact with the inner race 7a of a bearing device 7. The main rotor body 9a has at least a gap &Dgr; relative to the inner race 7a of the bearing device 7, and is permitted to undergo thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Shigeru Suzuki, Masami Niwa, Tatsuyuki Hoshino