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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hutchison, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474109 ; 474190 ;
Abstract
A belt tensioner for a mechanical power transmission such as in a motor vehicle engine. The belt tensioner includes a wheel for bearing against the belt and a resilient return device for ensuring that the wheel bears against the belt with pre-stress. The wheel further includes a covering of vibration absorbing material. The invention is particularly applicable to mechanical engineering and specifically to the car industry.