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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles W. Reed, Wabash, IN (US);
Assignee:
Martin Yale Industries, Inc., Wabash, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/22 ;
Abstract
The belt tension/drive for a pinch roller system of the present invention combines means for urging a plurality of pinch rollers toward a capstan roller with means for driving pinch rollers when a pinch roller is not in contact with the capstan roller. The capstan roller is surrounded by and aligned with a plurality of pinch rollers. A resilient belt disposed about the plurality of pinch rollers urges the pinch rollers toward the capstan roller and drives any pinch roller not in contact with the capstan roller, assuring that all pinch rollers maintain the same surface speed as the capstan roller.