US 7,252,610 B2 · Automotive engine accessory drive system

Abstract

In a belt drive system 20 for transmitting torque at a crankshaft 11 of an automotive engine 10 to a supercharger (engine accessory) 130a, an output pulley unit 40 formed of a first flat pulley 50 and a second flat pulley 60 is coupled to the rotational shaft 131a of the supercharger 130a. A flat belt 70 entrained between the output pulley unit 40 and the crank pulley 30 of the crankshaft 11 is shifted from the first flat pulley 50 to the second flat pulley 60 or vice versa by a speed ratio selector 80. The rotational shaft 131a can thereby be driven into rotation with the switching between a high speed ratio during acceleration and a low speed ratio during constant speed cruise. As a result, the supercharger 130a can bring out its capability into full play without using parts involving increases in weight, cost and power consumption, such as a solenoid-operated clutch, and concurrently suppress the deterioration of fuel economy.

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Dependent claims

An automotive engine accessory drive system in which torque at a crankshaft of an automotive engine is transmitted to a rotational shaft of an engine accessory to drive the engine accessory, the drive system comprising:

an input-side pulley drivingly coupled to the crankshaft;
an output-side pulley unit including a first flat pulley and a second flat pulley which are of substantially the same pulley diameter and disposed on the same axis and adjacent to each other, the first flat pulley being connectable to the rotational shaft of the engine accessory to drive the rotational shaft into rotation at a given speed ratio, the second flat pulley being connectable to the rotational shaft of the engine accessory to drive the rotational shaft into rotation at a lower speed ratio than that of the first flat pulley;
a flat belt entrained between the input-side pulley and the output-side pulley unit to transmit torque at the input-side pulley to the output-side pulley unit;
and
a belt shifter for shifting the flat belt from the first flat pulley to the second flat pulley and vice versa.

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Automotive engine accessory drive system

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