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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Bruce Macnaughton, North York, CA;
Robert J. Laing, Moffat, CA;
Nabil Mishrigi, Markham, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Litens Automotive Partnership, Woodbridge, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H007/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A combination belt tensioner and idler has a fixed pivot structure. A moveable arm is mounted for pivotable movement about the pivot structure. A belt tensioning pulley is mounted on the moveable arm. A helical coil spring biases the moveable arm in a direction so as to force the pulley into tensioning engagement with a belt. A mounting bolt mounts the fixed pivot structure on a motor vehicle engine. An idler pulley is mounted for rotational movement about an axis defined by the mounting bolt.