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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1978
Douglas J Van Der Meulen, Shelbyville, MI (US);
Siegfried K Weis, Byron Center, MI (US);
C. L. Frost & Son, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A sheet metal drive disc-pulley assembly adapted for driving rotation by a V-belt to drive a friction wheel such as that in a lawn mower or other mechanism using a drive assembly. Two of three, coaxial, circular pieces of sheet metal define a bearing pocket, which axially and radially locates a bearing unit, and a V-belt receiving groove which, in the preferred embodiment, is spaced outwardly and radially aligned with the bearing pocket for proper resistance to belt tension. The marginal edge of the generally planar, third piece is bent and clamped around the periphery of a conical brace extending from the flared edge of the V-belt groove on one of the first two pieces to form a radially extending friction wheel engaging disc. Either the third piece, or a fourth circular piece of sheet metal clamped between the third piece and conical brace, may radially locate a second, axially self-locating bearing unit which is coaxial and spaced an axial distance from the first bearing unit to prevent preloading of the assembly and to reduce rotational wobble due to any bearing eccentricities or slight bearing misalignment. The bearing units preferably include internal seals. An external seal retained by the bearing pocket may also be included.