Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .kg

Steven Kleinheinz

Carl White

Ulrich Mayr

A pulley assembly is disclosed herein that includes a shaft having a shaft length. A plurality of rolling elements are supported on a radially outer surface of the at least one shaft. In one aspect, the plurality of rolling elements are cylindrical rollers, the cylindrical rollers can each have a rolling element length and a rolling element diameter, and a ratio of the rolling element length to the rolling element diameter can be at least 1.0. A pulley is provided that surrounds the plurality of rolling elements, the pulley defines an outer raceway for the rolling elements, and the pulley defines a support surface configured to support a cable. A pair of washers are also arranged on axially opposite outer sides of the pulley and the rolling elements.

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Fort Mill, SC, United States of America

Steven Kleinheinz