Traction mechanism drive, in particular for an internal combustion engine
AssigneeSchaeffler KG
InventorBernd Hartmann
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Abstract
Traction mechanism drive, in particular for an internal combustion engine, having a wraparound means, having a tensioning device which acts on the wraparound means, having at least one driving wheel and at least one driven wheel, at least one of which is non-circular and/or is mounted eccentrically, wherein the tensioning device is embodied as a latching tensioner (7, 21) having one part (8) which is fastened to the engine and one part (9) which is moveable with respect thereto, said parts being latched to one another, wherein, when the tension of the wraparound means decreases, the moveable part (9) is moved in the direction of the wraparound means under the action of a spring element, and a movement in the opposite direction is blocked.
Claims7
Traction mechanism drive, for an internal combustion engine, comprising a wraparound means, a tensioning device which acts on the wraparound means, having at least one driving wheel and at least one driven wheel, at least one of which is non-circular and/or is mounted eccentrically, wherein the tensioning device is embodied as a latching tensioner having one part which is fastened to the engine and one part which is moveable with respect thereto, said parts being latched to one another, wherein, when the tension of the wraparound means decreases, the moveable part is moved in the direction of the wraparound means under the action of a spring element, and a movement in the opposite direction is blocked.
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