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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1994
Alfred Trzmiel, Grafenberg, DE;
Wolfgang Stephan, Zizishausen, DE;
Peter Schmied, Oberboihingen, DE;
Hydraulik-Ring Antriebs- und Steuerungstechnik GmbH, Nurtingen, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus having two pistons journalled elastically yieldable counter to tensioning direction. As a consequence of double-acting construction, impacts or shocks of an endless drive and with that wear of a primary-side drive element, that is that of a tooth belt or chain connecting the crank shaft with the cam shaft can be avoided. If during operation of the apparatus moreover shocks or impacts arise and occur in the endless drive, then the pistons can yield elastically so that tensioning shoes fastened on the pistons are not subject to any increased wear. As a consequence of resilient damping of the shocks or impacts, the entire apparatus is also less strongly burdened and loaded so that a long life expectancy is assured. As a consequence of the elastically yieldable journalling, the pistons are always again loaded into the tensioning positioning thereof so that the tensioning of the endless drive is not influenced thereby.