Tensioner and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10962092
APP PUB NO 20190078667A1
SERIAL NO

15699859

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A tensioner comprising a base defining a hole, the hole having a center C, the hole having a diameter sufficient to receive a driven pulley, a rotary arm engaged with the base by a retaining member connected to the base, the rotary arm rotatable about the center C, a pivot arm mounted to the rotary arm on a pivot, the pivot offset from center C, a first pulley journalled to the rotary arm, a second pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the rotary arm and the pivot arm for biasing the second pulley toward the first pulley, a damping member frictionally engaged between the base and the rotary arm, and the rotary arm defining a portion for receiving a first pulley fastener whereby a first pulley position is adjustable.

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GATES CORPORATION1551 WEWATTA STREET DENVER CO 80202

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bassi, Francesco Turin, IT 3 12
Hao, Min Chun Suzhou, CN 2 9
Liu, Keming Sterling Heights, US 23 275
Martinez, Arnaud Nuth, NL 5 54
Wick, Enrico Stolberg, DE 2 16
Zhan, Jin Suzhou, CN 3 14

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