Dual tensioner system for balance shaft drive
US6106423A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2007/0874
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A chain tensioning system includes a pair of tensioners located one on each side of a driving sprocket, such as a crankshaft sprocket, between the driving sprocket and each of two driven sprockets, such as balance shaft sprockets. The dual tensioning system provides a tensioner to absorb torsional vibrations from the driving shaft in each of the two relative rotational directions of the driving shaft.
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