Tensioner with damping system
US5073148A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H7/1218
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tensioner with a pulley rotatably mounted to a pivot arm that is biased with a compression spring. The tensioner has a damping system with damping spring carried by a pin attached to the pivot arm. The damping spring is in the form of a compression spring and it presses a layer of friction material against a flat surface of the tensioner.
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