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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2007
Applicant:
Wolfgang Melchior, Hessheim, DE;
Inventor:
Wolfgang Melchior, Hessheim, DE;
Assignee:
Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft, Wurzburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/44 (2006.01); B65G 23/04 (2006.01); F15B 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tensioning apparatus for a circulating element, such as a belt or a band, has a basic body in which a first chamber is formed. A piston is positioned in the first chamber and carries a piston rod. The piston can be displaced in the first chamber by the use of a pressure fluid. Either the piston rod or the base body is attached to the carrier for the belt or band. Either the piston rod or the basic body carries a head piece which can be moved in contact with the circulating element. A locking mechanism for the piston rod can be engaged and disengaged by the use of fluid pressure.