Patent · US Expired

Tension roller for drive belts

US4516962A · kind A · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

SKF Kugellagerfabriken GmbH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Brandenstein · Aschfeld, DE
Roland Haas · Lendershausen, DE
Ludwig Edelmann · Premich, DE
Rudiger Hans · Niederwerrn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 1983
Grant date	May 14, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2003

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2007/088
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tension roller for a drive belt is comprised of a two-part pin and a roller rotatably supported on the pin by a rolling bearing. One part of the pin is substantially solid and has a seating surface for receiving the inner ring of the rolling bearing. The other part of the pin is cup-shaped and extends over the seating surface to engage a side surface of the inner ring. An eccentric bore is provided in the pin for mounting the tension roller on a machine frame by means of a mounting screw. The eccentric bore, in the solid portion of the pin, extends to and separates the outer surface of the pin, whereby the mounting screw partially engages the inner ring of the bearing. The arrangement permits the maximum range of tension adjustments for the tension roller.

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