| US 11,815,180 B2 | ||
| Tensioner with stamped pivot pin | ||
| Austin Barton, Windsor (CA); Gregory Cowen, Tecumseh (CA); and Zechariah Van Steenbergen, Windsor (CA) | ||
| Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE) | ||
| Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/410,229. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2023/0068785 A1, Mar. 2, 2023 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16H 7/08 (2006.01); F16H 7/06 (2006.01); F16H 7/18 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC F16H 7/08 (2013.01) [F16H 7/06 (2013.01); F16H 7/18 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0842 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0863 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0872 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01); F16H 2007/185 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
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1. A tensioner assembly comprising:
a stamped support having a flat base adapted for fixation to an engine and a connector portion bent perpendicular to the flat base, the connector portion having an arm with a first end curled into a hollow pin such that the hollow pin defines: i) a gap which extends around a narrower portion of the arm after the first end of the is curled into the hollow pin, and ii) an axis perpendicular to the flat base; and a tensioner arm defining a hole, wherein a portion of the pin extends into the hole such that the tensioner arm pivots with respect to the support about the axis. |