Patent ID: 7241116

Claim:
A method of adjusting a rotary machine including a housing, a rotary body and movement restricting means which is composed of a movement restricting part, and a contacting part, the rotary body being rotatably supported in the housing and having a rotary axis for rotation and an exposed portion which is exposed outside from the housing, the movement restricting means restricting a movable amount of the rotary body in a direction of the rotary axis to a predetermined amount when the movement restricting part and the contacting part contact with each other, the movement restricting means having an adjustable member, one of the movement restricting part and the contacting part being provided by the adjustable member that is fixedly press-fitted to one of the housing and the rotary body in the direction of the rotary axis, comprising the steps of: press-fitting the adjustable member to one of the housing and the rotary body pressing the rotary body through the adjustable member to a reference position at which the movable amount of the rotary body becomes zero; and adjusting the movable amount of the rotary body in the direction of the rotary axis to the predetermined amount by varying a position of the adjustable member from the reference position by pressing the exposed portion of the rotary body against the adjustable member in a direction in which the movement restricting part and the contacting part move away from each other.