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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric D. Pattok, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Travis L. Palmer, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Assignee:
STERLING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/12 (2006.01); B62J 13/00 (2006.01); F16D 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B60T 11/16 (2006.01); F16H 7/02 (2006.01); B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60T 13/74 (2006.01); F16H 25/22 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0448 (2013.01); B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60T 11/16 (2013.01); B60T 13/745 (2013.01); B62D 5/0421 (2013.01); F16H 7/02 (2013.01); F16H 7/1281 (2013.01); F16H 25/2204 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0842 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0865 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pulley assembly including a drive pulley, a driven pulley, a flexible belt configured to connect the drive pulley to the driven pulley, an idler including a bearing and an idler pulley, the idler pulley engaged with the belt, the idler rotating about a first longitudinal axis, and an axial trap within the pulley assembly configured to restrict longitudinal movement of the idler along the first longitudinal axis.