Belt-tensioning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11255415-B2
Application number	US-201916591692-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2019
Priority date	Apr 5, 2017
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

A belt-tensioning device, in particular for an internal combustion engine, the belt-tensioning device including a bearing housing having a latching recess, a tensioning roller, a pivoting arm and a locking device. The pivoting arm is mounted on the bearing housing, the pivoting arm being under a torsion spring load. The tensioning roller being coupled to the pivoting arm. The locking device having a first latching device and a second latching device. The first latching device and the second latching device being coupled with the pivoting arm. The latching recess interacts with at least one of the first latching device and the second latching device wherein the locking device is configured in such a way that the pivoting arm can be locked by the locking device in different predefined latching positions and the pivoting arm can be pivoted with predefined freedom in an operating position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A belt-tensioning device, in particular for an internal combustion engine, the belt-tensioning device comprising:
a bearing housing having a latching recess;
a tensioning roller;
a pivoting arm mounted on the bearing housing of the belt-tensioning device, the pivoting arm being under a torsion spring load, the tensioning roller being coupled to the pivoting arm;

a locking device, having
 a first latching device; and
 a second latching device, the first latching device and the second latching device being coupled with the pivoting arm, the latching recess interacts with at least one of the first latching device and the second latching device wherein the locking device is configured in such a way that the pivoting arm can be locked by the locking device in different predefined latching positions and the pivoting arm can be pivoted with predefined freedom in an operating position.

2. The belt-tensioning device of claim 1 , wherein the locking device is configured in such a way that for locking the pivoting arm in the various predefined latching positions at least one of the first latching device and the second latching device are latched in the latching recess.

3. The belt-tensioning device of claim 1 , further comprising a holder connected to the pivoting arm, the first and second latching device are arranged on the holder, the first and second latching device being arranged adjacent to one another in the pivoting direction thereof, wherein the latching recess also extends in the pivoting direction, in particular as an elongate hole.

4. The belt-tensioning device of claim 1 , wherein the first latching device includes:
a spring-loaded latching pin; and
a housing, the first latching device having a first position in which the latching pin can emerge under spring load from the housing on a latching side of the housing, and the first latching device has a second position in which the latching pin cannot emerge on the latching side of the housing.

5. The belt-tensioning device of claim 1 , wherein the second latching device is a blocking screw.

6. The belt-tensioning device of claim 1 , wherein the belt-tensioning device is coupled to an internal combustion engine.

7. A belt drive in particular for a fan of an internal combustion engine, the belt drive, comprising:
a belt-tensioning device including:
a bearing housing having a latching recess;
a tensioning roller;

a pivoting arm mounted on the bearing housing of the belt-tensioning device, the pivoting arm being under a torsion spring load, the tensioning roller being coupled to the pivoting arm;
a locking device, having
a first latching device; and
a second latching device, the first latching device and the second latching device being coupled with the pivoting arm, the latching recess interacts with at least one of the first latching device and the second latching device wherein the locking device is configured in such a way that the pivoting arm can be locked by the locking device in different predefined latching positions and the pivoting arm can be pivoted with predefined freedom in an operating position; and

a belt, the tensioning roller being pushed against the belt to tension the belt by way of the pivoting arm that has the torsion spring load.

8. The belt drive of claim 7 , wherein
the locking device is configured to lock the pivoting arm in a predefined first pivoting position by the latching devices and the latching recess, starting from which pivoting position, when the locking is released by the first latching device, the pivoting arm pushes the tensioning roller under torsion spring load against the belt into an operating position; and/or
the locking device is configured to lock the pivoting arm in a second latching position by the second latching device and the latching recess if the torsion spring load is removed, and/or
the locking device is configured to lock the pivoting arm in a third latching position by the second latching device and the latching recess if the loading of the tensioning roller on the side of the belt) is removed.

9. The belt drive of claim 7 , wherein the belt drive is coupled to an internal combustion engine.

Assignees

• Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh

Inventors

• Gross Alexander

Classifications

• F16H7/1281 Primary

  where the axis of the pulley moves along a substantially circular path · CPC title

• F02B67/06

  driven by means of chains, belts, or like endless members · CPC title

• F16H2007/0846

  comprising a mechanical stopper · CPC title

• F16H2007/081

  Torsion springs · CPC title

• F16H2007/0865

  Pulleys · CPC title