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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474110 ; 474135 ;
Abstract
An autotensioner which is of more compact structure and can be mounted in a limited space. The autotensioner has a fixed member, an arm pivotally mounted on the fixed member, a pulley support shaft mounted on the arm, a pulley rotatably mounted on the pulley support shaft, a cylinder having a damper mounted therein and mounted on the arm, the arm being pivotable about an axis and both the pulley support shaft and the cylinder being mounted on the arm at positions offset from the axis, the damper having a rod mounted in the cylinder so as to be pushed out of and into the cylinder, and a stopper fixed to the fixed member, the rod being kept in contact with the stopper.