Belt drive arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9683486-B2
Application number	US-201514612582-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2015
Priority date	Aug 10, 2012
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A belt drive arrangement for an internal combustion engine, includes a drive pulley which is driven by a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, a first output pulley with which a first auxiliary unit can be driven, a second output pulley with which a second auxiliary unit can be driven, and a belt which has an inner face and an outer face opposite the inner face and which loops at least some portions of the drive pulley and the output pulleys as a belt transmission. The inner face of the belt loops the drive pulley and the first output pulley while physically contacting same, and the outer face loops the second output pulley while physically contacting same. An internal combustion engine is provided with such a belt drive arrangement.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A belt drive arrangement for an internal-combustion engine, comprising:
a drive pulley, which is driven by a crankshaft of the internal-combustion engine;
a first output pulley, by which a first auxiliary unit is drivable;
a second output pulley, by which a second auxiliary unit is drivable; and
an endless belt having an inner face and an outer face opposite the inner face, the belt looping the drive pulley and the first and second output pulleys at least in sections as a continuous belt transmission,
wherein
the second output pulley is located in a belt circling direction between the drive pulley and the first output pulley, and
the inner face of the belt loops the drive pulley and the first output pulley in physical contact therewith, and the outer face of the belt loops the second output pulley in physical contact therewith.

2. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein:
the looping of the first and second output pulleys takes place in a power-related manner in which the first auxiliary unit when connected with the first output pulley and driven by the inner face of the belt has a higher maximal power consumption than the second auxiliary unit when the second auxiliary unit is connected with the second output and driven by the outer face of the belt.

3. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tensioning roller arranged in a circling direction of the belt behind the second output pulley, which tensioning roller is looped at least in sections by the outer face of the belt.

4. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a tensioning roller arranged in a circling direction of the belt behind the second output pulley, which tensioning roller is looped at least in sections by the outer face of the belt.

5. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein:
the tensioning roller is arranged between the first output pulley and the second output pulley.

6. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein:
the tensioning roller is arranged between the first output pulley and the second output pulley.

7. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third output pulley, which is connected with a third auxiliary unit, the third output pulley being looped by an inner face of the belt.

8. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a third output pulley, which is connected with a third auxiliary unit, the third output pulley being looped by an inner face of the belt.

9. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein:
in an installed condition, the belt forms an essentially L-shaped circling path in a region laterally beside the drive pulley in which said output pulleys are arranged.

10. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein:
in an installed condition, the belt forms an essentially L-shaped circling path in a region laterally beside the drive pulley in which said output pulleys are arrange.

11. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first auxiliary unit is a generator and the second auxiliary unit is a cooling water circulating pump.

12. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein:
the first auxiliary unit is a generator and the second auxiliary unit is a cooling water circulating pump.

13. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein:
the third auxiliary unit is a refrigerant compressor.

14. The belt drive arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein:
the third auxiliary unit is a refrigerant compressor.

15. An internal-combustion for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a crankshaft;
a belt drive arrangement for the internal-combustion engine, the belt drive arrangement comprising:
a drive pulley, which is driven by a crankshaft of the internal-combustion engine;
a first output pulley, by which a first auxiliary unit is drivable;
a second output pulley, by which a second auxiliary unit is drivable; and
an endless belt having an inner face and an outer face opposite the inner face, the belt looping the drive pulley and the first and second output pulleys at least in sections as a continuous belt transmission,

wherein
the second output pulley is located in a belt circling direction between the drive pulley and the first output pulley, and
the inner face of the belt loops the drive pulley and the first output pulley in physical contact therewith, and the outer face of the belt loops the second output pulley in physical contact therewith.

16. The international-combustion engine according to claim 15 , wherein:
the looping of the first and second output pulleys takes place in a power-related manner in which the first auxiliary unit when connected with the first output pulley and driven by the inner face of the belt has a higher maximal power consumption than the second auxiliary unit when the second auxiliary unit is connected with the second output and driven by the outer face of the belt.

17. The international-combustion engine according to claim 16 , further comprising:
a tensioning roller arranged in a circling direction of the belt behind the second output pulley, which tensioning roller is looped at least in sections by the outer face of the belt.

18. The international-combustion engine according to claim 17 , wherein:
the tensioning roller is arranged between the first output pulley and the second output pulley.

19. The international-combustion engine according to claim 18 , further comprising:
a third output pulley, which is connected with a third auxiliary unit, the third output pulley being looped by an inner face of the belt.

20. The international-combustion engine according to claim 19 , wherein
the third auxiliary unit is a refrigerant compressor.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Eisterlehner Leopold
• Tischberger Friedrich
• Bramberger Christian

Classifications

• F16H7/08

  Means for varying tension of belts, ropes or chains  (pulleys of adjustable construction F16H55/52) · CPC title

• F02B67/06 Primary

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

• F16H7/02

  with belts; with V-belts · CPC title

• B60K2025/022

  by a mechanical transmission · CPC title