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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Bryan John Kordus, Twin Lakes, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and/or methods for adjusting belt tension in a material removal machine are disclosed. In some examples, the material removal machine includes a material removal tool secured on a spindle. A spindle pulley may be secured to the spindle, such that rotation of the spindle pulley causes the material removal tool to be rotated via the spindle. The material removal machine may further include a movable hub that retains the spindle, such that movement of the hub translated into movement of the spindle. Because the spindle pulley is securely attached to the spindle, movement of the hub may translate into movement of the spindle pulley. This movement of the spindle pulley may change a distance between the spindle pulley and an actuator pulley, thereby changing the tension in a belt connecting the spindle pulley and the actuator pulley.