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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Rares I. Comsa, Oakville, CA;
Flaviu V. Dinca, Richmond Hill, CA;
Jacek Stepniak, Innisfil, CA;
Gary J. Spicer, Mississauga, CA;
Rares I. Comsa, Oakville, CA;
Flaviu V. Dinca, Richmond Hill, CA;
Jacek Stepniak, Innisfil, CA;
Gary J. Spicer, Mississauga, CA;
Litens Automotive Partnership, Woodbridge, CA;
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention is directed to a belt tensioner for tensioning a belt, comprising a pivot shaft that is fixedly mountable with respect to an engine block of an engine, a tensioner arm rotatably mounted to the pivot shaft for pivoting about a tensioner arm axis in a first direction and in an opposing second direction, a pulley rotatably mounted to the tensioner arm for rotation about a pulley axis, and a tensioner spring positioned to bias the tensioner arm in the first direction, wherein the tensioner spring has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is engaged with the tensioner arm, and a micro adjustment mechanism that is operatively connected to control the position of the second end of the tensioner spring so as to control the tension in the tensioner spring.