Endless belt power transmission systems or components – Means for adjusting belt tension or for shifting belt,... – Tension adjuster has surface in sliding contact with belt
Patent
1998-05-04
2000-07-04
Bucci, David A.
Endless belt power transmission systems or components
Means for adjusting belt tension or for shifting belt,...
Tension adjuster has surface in sliding contact with belt
474101, 474140, F16H 708
Patent
active
060831324
ABSTRACT:
A free floating tensioning device (10) for a conventional drive system that contains upper and lower stationary guide members (16) and (18) that are located on the outer edges of the upper and lower runs of the drive element (15) and bias the runs inwardly towards each other. The inwardly facing surfaces of the stationary guide member (16) and (18) are configured to form U-shaped channels (20) each with a bottom surface (22) and substantially vertical sidewalls (24). The guide members further includes two contact rollers (30) which are mounted within the U-shaped channels (20) to rollably engage the flexible drive element (15). Upper and lower spring clips (36) and (38) are secured to the outer surfaces of the stationary guide members (16) and (18). Left and right connecting side arms (40) and (42) are operatively associated with the spring clips (36) and (38) of the stationary guide members (16) and (18) to adjustably secure the guide members a selected distance from one another, thereby adjusting the tensioning device (10) so as to apply a suitable tensioning force to the drive element (15).
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Bucci David A.
Charles Marcus
Moxee Innovations Corporation
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