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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Elaine Monsy, Birmingham, MI (US);
Thomas Ullein, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Gregory Cowen, Windsor, CA;
Narendra Anne, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2013.01); F16H 57/00 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0812 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0872 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0876 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0891 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for tensioning a roller chain in a chain drive system is disclosed. The device includes a floating shoe with a surface upon which the chain may slide and a housing. A tension force provided by a tension mechanism is directed from the housing to the floating shoe in an outward direction with respect to the path of the roller chain. A retention feature limits the distance the floating shoe may travel with respect to the housing.