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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Juergen Hallen, Aachen, DE;
Inventor:
Juergen Hallen, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
The Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tensioner comprising a base, an arm engaged with the base for oscillatory movement, a torsion spring engaged with the base and the arm, the torsion spring exerting a force on the arm, a damping mechanism exerting a frictional damping force between the base and the arm for damping an arm oscillation, the damping mechanism comprising a Belleville spring, the frictional damping force instantaneously adjustable by changing a Belleville spring force.