摘要:
A blade-type tensioner for chain drives which is suitable for use as a tensioner on the timing chain of a motor vehicle engine. The present invention is a chain tensioner particularly suited for use in confined spaces having a blade spring element mechanically interlocked with a plastic shoe. The shoe may be of rigid filled nylon and engages the chain to be tensioned. The spring element is interlocked to the plastic shoe by having ends inserted into grooves formed in the opposite ends of the shoe. The shoe is rotatably fixed to a base by way of a pin. The groove at the fixed end of the shoe extends towards the tip of the fixed end of the shoe past the pin attachment point. The groove at the free end of the shoe extends toward the tip of the free end of the shoe past the point at which the free end of the shoe bears upon a sliding surface formed on the base.
摘要:
A hydraulic tensioner having an air vent channel formed within or on its housing is provided. Air that mixes into the fluid chamber discharges from the fluid chamber in the bore to an external attachment surface of the housing. The air vent has a circuitous path from the inner wall surface to the external attachment surface, wherein the air vent has cross-sectional area substantially less than the cross-sectional area for the passage to the fluid chamber.
摘要:
A hydraulic tensioner having a piston with a pressure relief valve and grooved tip. The tensioner includes an oil passage that is formed in the piston, and that opens at the piston tip. The pressure relief valve is located in the oil passage, and the groove that connects to the opening of the oil passage is formed on the face of the piston tip.
摘要:
A silent chain having multiple links each having a pair of teeth and apertures, which are connected by connecting pins inserted into the apertures. The links have an sheared link bearing surface which further reduces the wear of the sprocket tooth surface and further prevents defective bending of the silent chain. The bearing surface of the link tooth has a shear surface which may be formed by shaving or fine-blanking. The shear surface length may be at least approximately 70% or at least approximately 90% of the link thickness.
摘要:
Chain parts and other steel articles are provided with hard, wear-resistant carbide coatings by tumbling them in a heated retort with a particulate mix which includes a source of vanadium and/or niobium. The steel substrate comprises a steel having at least 0.2% carbon, preferably 0.7-1.2%. Where the chromium content of the steel is 4-12%, preferably 4-8%, the chemical deposition process includes drawing a small amount of chromium from the steel substrate into the vanadium or niobium carbide coating, where it is distributed substantially homogeneously, helping to provide adhesion strength to the coating.
摘要:
A blade tensioner is configured with a blade shoe having a chain sliding face, several plate-spring-like blade springs stacked on the reverse side of chain sliding face of the blade shoe in order to apply a spring force to the blade shoe, and spacer members provided between respective adjoining blade springs and brought in contact with corresponding blade springs at least at two points separated from each other by a fixed distance. In such case, the blade springs contact the spacer members at a fixed span. Accordingly, the damping factor of the overall blade spring or system is constant, so that the damping performance of the blade tensioner can be stabilized.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a mechanism to prevent the incorrect assembly of an air vent disc in a hydraulic tensioner. The hydraulic tensioner includes a housing having a chamber. A hollow plunger is slidably positioned inside the chamber. The chamber contains a spring which biases the plunger in a protruding direction and an air vent disc provided inside the plunger. An air vent disc includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a groove as a vent channel and a through-hole. The second portion has a central hole and a plurality of grooves extending radially and opening into the outer periphery of the vent disc. The outer diameter of the second portion is larger than the inner diameter of the aperture located at the upper end of the plunger tip.
摘要:
A hydraulic tensioner having an oil reservoir sponge member present in the bore of the housing is provided. When the sponge member is compressed, the oil retained or absorbed by the sponge member discharges from the sponge member and enters the oil passage of the piston.
摘要:
A hydraulic tensioner having an internal rack mechanism is provided. The tensioner has an engagement aperture formed within the sleeve of the bore, a pin member attached to the piston that engages the engagement aperture, and an elastic member between the sleeve and bore.
摘要:
A tensioner arm and a chain guide are constructed with an oil-escape portion, which is designed to allow for the drainage of oil that collects on the back side of the tensioner arm or chain guide. The oil escape portion is comprised of a through-hole on the back side of the tensioner arm or chain guide or through-holes in the side walls located on the back side of the tensioner arm or chain guide.