Tensioner for an accessory drive of a motor vehicle
US11242917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2007/0893
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Tensioner for an accessory drive of a motor vehicle each have a support element adapted to be fixed on an electric machine, an intermediate element carried by the support element and rotating with respect thereto about a first fixed axis, a rigid tensioner element rotating with respect to the intermediate element about a second axis parallel to the first axis, a pair of tensioner pulleys carried by the tensioner element and adapted to cooperate with respective branches of an endless drive element of the drive positioned on opposite sides with respect to the electric machine, and a spring acting between the support element and the intermediate element to push the tensioner pulleys into contact with the endless drive element.
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