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US 11,506,264 B2Granted
Sensorized tensioner
OwnerMarco Ravoni, Federico Licata +1inventors
InventorsMarco Ravoni, Federico Licata, Gianluca Cariccia
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Abstract
A tensioner that has a base adapted to be secured to an engine, and at least one arm hinged to a pin fixed to the base and bearing a pulley adapted to cooperate with a belt of a transmission of the engine, and elastic means for pushing the at least one arm in a direction so as to keep the pulley against the belt. The tensioner has sensor means for acquiring in real time a plurality of data relating to the tensioner to estimate the state of efficiency of the same.
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A tensioner comprising:
- a base adapted to be secured to an engine,
- at least one arm hinged to a pin fixed to said base and bearing a pulley adapted to cooperate with a belt of a transmission of said engine,
- elastic means for pushing said at least one arm in a direction so as to keep said pulley against said belt, and
- sensor means for acquiring in real time a plurality of data relating to said tensioner to estimate the state of efficiency of the same, wherein said sensor means comprise a temperature sensor and a position sensor for measuring the angular position of said arm with respect to said base.
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A tensioner comprising:
- a base adapted to be secured to an engine,
- at least one arm hinged to a pin fixed to said base and bearing a pulley adapted to cooperate with a belt of a transmission of said engine,
- elastic means for pushing said at least one arm in a direction so as to keep said pulley against said belt,
- sensor means for acquiring in real time a plurality of data relating to said tensioner to estimate the state of efficiency of the same, and
- an electronic circuit connected to said sensor means and provided with means for processing signals generated by said sensor means, and a connector to connect said electronic circuit to a control unit of said vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.