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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Reinhard Koch, Wachenroth, DE;
Assignee:
Ina Wälzlager Schaeffler oHG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 ; F16H 7/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 ; F16H 7/22 ;
Abstract
A chain tensioner, includes a housing intended for attachment to a stationary machine element of an internal combustion engine, and a piston received in the housing for axial displacement against a strand of a chain to thereby implement a tensioning of the chain. An adjusting mechanism is provided for moving the housing relative to the machine element in a direction to and away from the strand of the chain, whereby a spacer establishes a distance between the housing and the strand to thereby define an installation position of the housing.