Belt drive of an internal combustion engine

US6609989B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ina Schaeffler KG · DE

Inventors

• Michael Bogner · Eckental, DE
• Rudolf Berger · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 26, 2003
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16H2007/0897
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive belt of an internal combustion engine has a first pulley mounted on a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, and a second pulley mounted on a shaft of a starter generator of the internal combustion engine. A belt is looped about both pulleys. A tensioner includes two tensioning arms, each of which loading a belt run of the belt and operating either as load-carrying belt run or non-load carrying belt run. Both tensioning arms are disposed to pivot about a rotation axis, with tensioning rollers mounted onto the tensioning arms and spring-biased against the belt. The tensioning arm disposed respectively upon the load-carrying belt run is urged into a stop position by a force applied by the belt.