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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Andrzej Dec, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/12 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/1281 (2013.01); F16H 7/0831 (2013.01); F16H 7/12 (2013.01); F16H 7/1218 (2013.01); F16H 2007/081 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0844 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0865 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0872 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tensioner comprising a base having a cylindrical portion extending axially, the cylindrical portion comprising a radially outer surface and a receiving portion that is radially inward of the radially outer surface, an eccentric arm pivotally engaged with the radially outer surface, a torsion spring disposed within the radially inward receiving portion, the torsion spring applying a biasing force to the eccentric arm, and a pulley journalled to the eccentric arm.