Adjustable tensioner
US7090606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2007/0846
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adjustable tensioner with a base, a pivot-arm that oscillates about a pivot secured to the base, a pulley attached to the pivot-arm, a compression spring with a first end operatively connected to the pivot-arm and a second end operatively connected to a shoe that presses a convex surface of the shoe against a concave arcuate surface of the pivot-arm, to the shoe held in place against a protuberance secured to the base by a balance of forces. An adjustment feature allows setting a base position with respect to an indicated predetermined belt spring force.
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