Endless belt power transmission systems or components – Means for adjusting belt tension or for shifting belt,... – Guide roll mounted for movement of its axis along arcuate...
Patent
1986-09-30
1987-12-15
Novosad, Stephen J.
Endless belt power transmission systems or components
Means for adjusting belt tension or for shifting belt,...
Guide roll mounted for movement of its axis along arcuate...
F16H 712
Patent
active
047130458
ABSTRACT:
An auto-tensioner for belt systems and a method for adjusting the belt tension, said auto-tensioner comprising an idler pulley, a tensioner body, a bracket fixed to the tensioner body and swingable around a first fixing bolt, a second fixing bolt inserted in a slit of the bracket so as to adjust the swing degree of the bracket, and a third bolt for positioning the idler pulley; while said adjusting method comprising the steps of making the first and second fixing bolts to be half-tightened state, tightening the third bolt to position the idler pulley, adjusting the spring force for biasing the bracket, fully tightening the first and second fixing bolts, and finally removing the third positioning bolt, thereby to avoid the troublesomeness in the adjusting works of belt tension.
REFERENCES:
patent: 660570 (1900-10-01), Green
patent: 4033196 (1977-07-01), Maeda
patent: 4077272 (1978-03-01), Busso
Kodama Hisashi
Okabe Yoshio
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
Bui Thuy M.
Novosad Stephen J.
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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