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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Yahya Hodjat, Oxford, MI (US);
Lynda A. Elsas, Troy, MI (US);
Richard L. Billings, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/12 (2006.01); F16H 7/02 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/1218 (2013.01); F16H 7/02 (2013.01); F16H 2007/081 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm pivotally mounted to the base, a spring disposed between the pivot arm and the base, an arcuate damping member engaged on one end of the spring, the arcuate damping member frictionally engaged with the base, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm on a shaft, the pivot arm comprising stamped metal and a rolled edge and one or more reinforcing ribs, and the spring and the shaft being laser welded to the pivot arm.