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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Allan Kaminski, Basildon, GB;
Kevin Maile, Southend-on-Sea, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/12 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01); F15B 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/129 (2013.01); F15B 15/12 (2013.01); F16H 7/0848 (2013.01); F16H 7/12 (2013.01); F16H 7/1236 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0806 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0812 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0859 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0865 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems are provided for a belt tensioner. In one example, the belt tensioner comprises a fluid chamber divided into a first portion and a second portion via a dividing wall. An eccentric housing, which defines the fluid chamber, rotates relative to the dividing wall based on a spring force and a belt force.