Synchronous belt drive system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11421561
APP PUB NO 20200141283A1
SERIAL NO

16735523

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A synchronous belt drive system having: a synchronous belt with a tensile cord of high-modulus fiber such as glass, carbon, PBO, or aramid; a driver sprocket and at least one driven sprocket, at least one of which is an obround sprocket; and a tensioner having: a base having a cylindrical portion extending axially with a radially outer surface and a receiving portion, an eccentric arm pivotally engaged with the radially outer surface, a torsion spring disposed within the receiving portion, the torsion spring applying a biasing force to the eccentric arm, and a pulley journalled to the eccentric arm. Preferably, no one of the eccentric arm, pulley, or torsion spring is axially displaced along an axis A-A from the others. The obround sprocket has a toothed surface and at least one linear portion disposed between two arcuate portions having a constant radius, the linear portion having a predetermined length.

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GATES CORPORATION1144 15TH STREET SUITE 1400 DENVER CO 80202

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Leslee Broomfield, US 9 26
Chen, Guogong Kunshan, CN 7 9
Cookson, Cindy Englewood, US 1 1
Dec, Andrzej Rochester Hills, US 27 260
Decker, Cindy Columbia, US 1 1
Gao, Min Jiangsu, CN 64 398
Lacy, William Fraser Westland, US 3 4
McNamee, Patrick Joseph Monument, US 4 7
Muri, John Dumfries & Galloway, GB 17 253
Paulsen, Justin Englewood, US 1 1
Pease, Jennifer E Lakewood, US 6 12
Schelhaas, Douglas D Aurora, US 5 34
Ward, Kevin Dumfries & Galloway, GB 83 1548
Weber, Carol Englewood, US 4 1
Wu, Shawn Xiang Rochester Hills, US 22 225

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