Precalibration of drive belt tension

US5078655A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• AKTIEBOLAGET SKF · SE

Inventors

• Manfred Brandenstein · Aschfeld, DE
• Roland Haas · Lendershausen, DE
• Gerhard Herrmann · Schweinfurt, DE
• Armin Olschewski · Schweinfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 19, 1990
• Grant date: Jan 7, 1992
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16H2007/0893
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for adjusting the tension of a drive belt wherein a tensioning device is pretensioned, e.g., after manufacturing at the plant, with a force corresponding to the force desired for subsequent operation. At this position, calibration markings are formed which can be checked during subsequent adjustments. After being mounted, the drive belt is tensioned until the markings line up.