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
1993-11-26
1995-06-06
Schoeppel, Roger 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...
474199, 474902, F16H 712
Patent
active
054217881
ABSTRACT:
An idler pulley and bearing assembly for handling the drive belt of a front end accessory drive system of an internal combustion engine includes a bearing having an outer race and an inner race with an aperture for extending therethrough, and a mounting structure for securing the outer race of the bearing such that the outer race will not rotate. A pulley mounted upon a shaft extending through the aperture in the inner bearing is attached to the inner race such that the shaft pulley and inner race rotate at the same speed. This construction greatly reduces the rotational speed of the anti-friction elements within the bearing and preserves the bearing's lubrication, so as to prolong the life of the bearing, while reducing noise generated by the bearing.
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Drouillard Jerome R.
Ford Motor Company
May Roger L.
Schoeppel Roger J.
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