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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Kleinmanns, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Kurt Werner, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/30 (2006.01); F16H 55/48 (2006.01); D06F 37/40 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 37/40 (2013.01); F16H 55/48 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pulley has a plastic body having a peripheral seat and a central hub defining a through opening, with teeth extending from the central hub into the through opening. A metal insert is located within the hub and has at least a portion circumscribing the through opening.