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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Yahya Hodjat, Oxford, MI (US);
Lynda Elsas, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2006.01); F16H 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2013.01); F16H 7/1209 (2013.01); F16H 7/1218 (2013.01); F16H 2007/081 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0865 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0878 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the base, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm, the torsion spring comprising a planar cylindrical portion integrally formed into an end of the torsion spring, and a damping member engaged with the planar cylindrical portion, the damping member frictionally engaging the base and being loaded in an unwinding direction.