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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1998
Dayco Europe S.P.A., Zona Industriale Vallecupa, IT;
Abstract
Stretcher for a transmission belt comprising a fixed part suitable for being rigidly connected to a support structure, a movable part hinged to the fixed part about a first axis, a pulley carried by the movable part and rotating with respect thereto about a second axis distinct from the first axis and parallel thereto, a spring interposed between the fixed part and the movable part and suitable for loading in use the movable part in the direction tending to keep the pulley in engagement with the relative belt, and a damping element provided with a base wall rigidly fixed to the fixed part and with an annular friction portion extending axially from the base wall and cooperating with a seat produced in the movable part.