Patent · US Expired

Tension roller for belt drives

US5630769A · kind A · utility

30Cited by

3References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

INA-WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER KG · DE

Inventors

Werner Schmidt · Rengsdorf, DE
Klaus Kampitsch · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 1995
Grant date	May 20, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S474/902
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a tension roller made of a plastic material for adjusting a tension in a belt drive, comprising a wheel (7) having an inner ring (9) and an outer ring (10) connected to each other by axially oriented, circumferentially spaced ribs (12) and by a central web (8), the wheel (7) being rotatably mounted on a support element (2) which bears by a running face against the belt (3). According to the invention, successive ribs (12) enclose different angles with reference to a central point of the wheel.

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