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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2007
Matthias Schmidl, Eckental, DE;
Stefan Mack, Erlangen, DE;
Rainer Pflug, Heilsbronn, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A tensioning device for a traction mechanism, particularly a belt or a chain, including a tensioning lever over which the traction mechanism is guided and on which a tensioning spring is disposed with one end thereof, the other end thereof being provided on a spring holder by which the tensioning device can be fastened to an external object. A holding pin () extends through the tensioning spring (), with the pin at one end () thereof being disposed in a fixed position on the tensioning lever () and at the other end thereof having a locking section () disposed on a locking element () provided on a spring holder (). The locking element can be adjusted between a locking position of the holding pin end (), in which the tensioning device () is fixed in a position with the pretensioned tensioning spring (), and a released position of the holding pin end (), in which the holding pin () is axially displaceable in the locking element (), and limited by a stop.