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US 2016/0097440 A1Published application
Tensioning or guide rail with opening
AssigneeIwis Motorsysteme GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHenning GEIBEL, Renzo PERISSINOTTO
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AssigneeIwis Motorsysteme GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHenning GEIBEL, Renzo PERISSINOTTO
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A tensioning or guide rail for a chain drive, in particular for a chain drive of an internal combustion engine, comprises two spaced-apart contact sections and one non-contact section arranged therebetween, the contact sections each having a sliding surface which is adapted to be brought into contact with a chain, and the non-contact section interconnecting the two contact sections as a support structure. Such a rail is to be configured such that the installation space available can be utilized more advantageously. To this end, the support structure of the non-contact section comprises an opening extending continuously from a front to a rear of the tensioning or guide rail and separating the contact sections provided with the sliding surfaces. The invention also relates to an endless drive of the type in question.
A tensioning or guide rail or a chain drive, in particular for a chain drive of an internal combustion engine, comprising two spaced-apart contact sections and one non-contact section arranged therebetween, the contact sections each having a sliding surface which is adapted to be brought into contact with a chain, and the non-contact section interconnecting the two contact sections as a support structure, wherein the support structure of the non-contact section comprises an opening extending continuously from a front to a rear of the tensioning or guide rail and separating the contact sections provided with the sliding surfaces, two spaced-apart cheeks being provided, which have arranged between them part of the sliding surfaces of the contact sections, so that the opening defines a window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.