| 摘要 |
The invention comprises a tensioner (10) that is particularly useful in micro-V front end accessory belt drive systems used in automotive applications where minimum tensioner bulk combined with maximum balancing and minimum pivot bushing (56) wear in order to achieve maximum pulley (12) alignment over the expected life of the tensioner (10). The belt tensioner (10) of the invention is of the type with a base (42). A pivot-arm (52) is attached to a cylindrical member (53) that supports the pivot-arm (52) and rotates about a pivot (32) secured to the base (42). At least one sleeve-type bushing (56) is positioned on the pivot (32) and includes a bearing surface that supports the cylindrical member (53). A pulley (12) is attached to the pivot-arm (52) for engaging the belt and receives a belt load that generates a belt force component that is transmitted to the cylindrical member (53) (hub load). A torsion spring (48) having one end connected to the base (42) and another end interconnected to a damping means (51) generates a damping force component acting in the opposite direction as the belt force component. The damping means (51) is mounted substantially between the pivot-arm (52) and the bushing (56) along a plane parallel with the pivot (32).
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