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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Harley-davidson Motor Company Group, Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Johann Voges, Brookfield, WI (US);
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
An overhead-cam internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft, a drive wheel rotatable by the crankshaft, a cylinder head, a driven wheel rotatable by the drive wheel, and a camshaft provided within the cylinder head, the camshaft being rotatable by the driven wheel. A flexible drive member extends around the drive wheel and the driven wheel such that power from the crankshaft for rotating the camshaft is transmitted through the flexible drive member. A pair of guide members are positioned to guide a path of the flexible drive member that increases an amount of peripheral wrap of the flexible drive member about the driven wheel. The guide members have co-facing inboard guide surfaces that partially define the path. A tensioner is positioned between the co-facing inboard guide surfaces, and the tensioner is operable to exert a pulling force that increases tension in the flexible drive member during operation.