Guide rail or tensioning rail with a sleeve, and traction mechanism drive therewith

US8926461B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8926461-B2
Application numberUS-93929110-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 4, 2010
Priority dateNov 5, 2009
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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A guide member, such as a guide rail or a tensioning rail, of a traction mechanism drive, for use on an internal combustion engine. The rail-like guide member, which is preferably manufactured from plastic, has at least one through opening into which a preferably metallic sleeve is inserted and which sleeve has a first end which, projecting out of the through opening, is arranged such that it can be brought into contact with an engine part. The first end of the sleeve has a larger circumference than a second end of the sleeve, which is opposite the first end.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A guide member of a traction mechanism drive for use on an internal combustion engine, comprising: a one-piece guide member body having at least one through opening and a one-piece metallic sleeve inserted into the at least one through opening, the sleeve having a first end which, projecting out of the through opening, is arranged such that the first end can be brought into contact with an engine part, wherein the first end of the sleeve has a larger…

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What does patent US8926461B2 cover?
A guide member, such as a guide rail or a tensioning rail, of a traction mechanism drive, for use on an internal combustion engine. The rail-like guide member, which is preferably manufactured from plastic, has at least one through opening into which a preferably metallic sleeve is inserted and which sleeve has a first end which, projecting out of the through opening, is arranged such that it c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fuhrmann Rainer, Schaeffler Technologies Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16H7/18. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).