Chain tensioner

Details Chain tensioner Chain tensioner

1990-07-09

1991-12-17

Bui, Thuy M.

Endless belt power transmission systems or components

Means for adjusting belt tension or for shifting belt,...

Tension adjuster or shifter driven by electrical or fluid motor

F16H 708

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050731505

ABSTRACT:
A tensioner for an engine-driven chain applies a decreasing tensioning force to the chain as engine speed increases to suppress howling. The tensioning force is applied by a spring. The decrease in force is achieved by an expansible chamber in fluid communication with the engine lubrication system. As engine speed increases, lubricant pressure increases, causing the expansible chamber to apply a force to the tensioner which opposes the force tending to apply tension to the chain. In two embodiments described, a ratchet with backlash is used to prevent excessive slackening of the chain following sudden increases in chain tension. The backlash allows the lubricant pressure in the expansible chamber to decrease the force applied by the tensioner to the chain. In a third embodiment, a floating tensioner assembly, including a plunger, a floating housing, a spring and a ratchet, is urged as a whole against a second spring by hydraulic pressure applying a force to the plunger and an opposite force to a fixed housing.

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patent: 4909777 (1990-03-01), Inoue et al.
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