Title:
ORBITAL TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/196268
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
In an aspect, a tensioner is provided for tensioning an endless drive member that is engaged with a rotary drive member on a shaft of a motive device. The tensioner includes a base that is mountable to the motive device, a ring that is rotatably supported by the base in surrounding relationship with the shaft of the motive device and which is rotatable about a ring axis, a tensioner arm pivotally mounted to the ring for pivotal movement about an arm pivot axis, and first and second tensioner pulleys. The first tensioner pulley is rotatably mounted to the tensioner arm. The tensioner arm is biased towards a first span of the endless drive member on one side of the rotary drive member. The second tensioner pulley is rotatably mounted at least indirectly to the ring and is biased towards a second span of the endless drive member on another side of the rotary drive member. The ring is rotatable in response to hub loads in the first and second tensioner pulleys that result from engagement with the first and second spans of the endless drive member.
Inventors:
WALTER INGO (DE)
FISCHER MICHAEL B (DE)
BECIROVIC ELVIS (DE)
SCHIMPL FRANK C (CA)
FISCHER MICHAEL B (DE)
BECIROVIC ELVIS (DE)
SCHIMPL FRANK C (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2014/000520
Publication Date:
December 08, 2016
Filing Date:
June 26, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LITENS AUTOMOTIVE INC (CA)
International Classes:
F16H7/18; B60K25/00; F02B67/06; F16H7/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MILLMAN I.P. INC. (Suite 1220 Box 6, Toronto Ontario M5H 2Y4, CA)
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