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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Applicant:
Richard John Meckstroth, Vonore, TN (US);
Inventor:
Richard John Meckstroth, Vonore, TN (US);
Assignee:
Dayco IP Holdings, LLC, Tulsa, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/12 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/1218 (2013.01); F16H 2007/084 (2013.01); F16H 2007/081 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
What is described is an improved asymmetric damping apparatus which utilizes a flatwire spring to provide both bias in the tensioning direction for a belt tensioner and asymmetric damping against sudden rotational movement of the belt tensioner in the winding direction.