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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Flir Belgium Bvba, Meer, BE;
Inventors:
Samuel S. Chapple, Goleta, CA (US);
Michael Kent, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
FLIR Belgium BVBA, Meer, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/00 (2006.01); F16H 7/22 (2006.01); F16H 7/14 (2006.01); F16H 7/12 (2006.01); B62J 13/00 (2006.01); F16D 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 57/035 (2012.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/035 (2013.01); F16H 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various techniques are provided to maintain drive belts at substantially constant tension over a wide range of conditions. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing, a bracket secured to the housing, first and second pulleys, and a belt engaged in tension with the first and second pulleys. The first and second pulleys are suspended from the housing through the bracket to reduce effects of thermal expansion of the housing on the belt tension. Other systems and related methods are also provided.