Rotary tensioner

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9976634
SERIAL NO

15203389

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A tensioner comprising a base having a base aperture, the base aperture disposed to receive a driven component, a rotary arm pivotally engaged with the base, an axis of rotation of the rotary arm aligned with a base aperture center, a first pulley journalled to the rotary arm, a swing arm pivotally engaged with the rotary arm about a shaft, the shaft and swing arm each having cooperating frustoconical portions, a torsion spring biasing the pivot arm, a second pulley journalled to the swing arm, a bushing having a frustoconical portion in frictional engagement with the swing arm frustoconical portion, the bushing in fixed relation to the shaft or pivot arm, and a first damping ring frictionally engaged between the rotary arm and the base, a Belleville spring in pressing engagement whereby a normal force is applied to the first damping ring.

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GATES CORPORATION1551 WEWATTA STREET DENVER CO 80202

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dilthey, Jochen Aachen, DE 2 36
Leucht, Volker Eschweiler, DE 2 21
Martinez, Arnaud Aachen, DE 5 54

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