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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1997
Russell E Monahan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan M Adler, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Randall King, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Scott A Wojan, Novi, MI (US);
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A variable speed drive device for mounting to a rotatable shaft and being driven by first and second belts. The device includes a first pulley of a first diameter and a second pulley of a second diameter, each engaging one of the belts. The first pulley mounts directly to the shaft via a mounting hub extending laterally therefrom. The second pulley is positioned radially outward of the hub and a bearing is located between the two. Also located between the two is a clutch mechanism that engages when the second pulley tries to rotates faster than the first pulley. In this manner, the first pulley drives the shaft at a first speed when the first pulley is rotating faster than the second pulley and the second pulley drives the shaft at a second speed when the second pulley is trying to rotate faster than the first pulley.