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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Litens Automotive Partnership, Woodbridge, CA;
Inventors:
Marek Frankowski, Innisfil, CA;
Liviu Tanjala, Woodbridge, CA;
Jacek Stepniak, Innisfil, CA;
Frank Schimpl, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Litens Automotive Partnership, Woodbridge, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/10 (2006.01); F16H 7/12 (2006.01); F16D 13/08 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/1245 (2013.01); F16D 13/08 (2013.01); F16H 7/1218 (2013.01); F16H 2007/081 (2013.01); F16H 2007/084 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tensioner having a closing-type torsion spring that is employed to bias a pivot arm about a pivot shaft. The tensioner includes a damper, which contacts an inside surface of the torsion spring to dampen torsional vibration transmitted through the torsion spring, and a one-way clutch that is configured to permit unencumbered rotation of the pivot shaft in one rotational direction but to resist rotation of the pivot shaft in an opposite direction.