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
1989-10-12
1993-03-23
Britts, Ramon S.
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
051959321
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is provided for tensioning a drive belt, which apparatus consists of tensioner arm having an idler pulley thereon for engagement with the surface of a drive belt, structure for mounting the tensioner arm to a support for pivoting movement in first and second opposite directions relative to the support, and a torsion coil spring formed of wire and acting between the mounting structure and tensioner arm for biasing the tensioner arm in one of the first and second directions. The wire has a non-circular cross section.
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Ando Masakatsu
Fujimoto Naoki
Hashimoto Yasuhiro
Hirai Hideo
Tanaka Norikazu
Britts Ramon S.
Mitsuboshi Belting
Schoeppel Roger J.
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