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Idler or roller device

US9464700B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

11Claims

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Assignee

AKTIEBOLAGET SKF · SE

Inventors

Torbjorn Hedman · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, FR
Nicolas Tronquoy · La Thibaudière, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 19, 2015
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 19, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2057/0093
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tension roller or reel device for a torque transmission element. The device comprises at least one bearing having one inner race, one outer race and at least one row of rolling elements between the inner race and the outer race, a pulley on top of the outer race, and a retaining screw inserted into a central bore of the inner race. The bore of the inner race is provided with a circumferential cavity in which an elastic ring is fitted non-securely and integrally, the cavity having an axial length strictly greater than the axial dimension of the elastic ring.

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