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- the invention relates to a damping mechanism, and more particularly, to an asymmetric damping mechanism for a tensioner.
- Belt tensioners are used to impart a load on a belt.
- the belt is used in an engine application for driving various accessories associated with the engine.
- an air conditioning compressor and alternator are two of the accessories that may be driven by a belt drive system.
- a belt tensioner comprises a pulley journaled to an arm.
- a spring is connected between the arm and a base.
- the spring may also engage a damping mechanism.
- the damping mechanism comprises frictional surfaces in contact with each other. The damping mechanism damps an oscillatory movement of the arm caused by operation of the belt drive. This in turn enhances a belt life expectancy.
- the primary aspect of the present invention is to provide a damping mechanism having an asymmetric damping factor in the range of 1.5 to 5.0.
- Another aspect of the invention is to provide a tensioner having a damping mechanism comprising two members having a pivotal connection.
- FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an inventive damping mechanism.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of an inventive damping mechanism at line 2 - 2 in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of an inventive damping mechanism.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of an inventive damping mechanism at line 4 - 4 in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping shoe of an inventive damping mechanism.
- FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping band of an inventive damping mechanism.
- FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism.
- FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping shoe.
- FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping band.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram of forces acting on a damping mechanism.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 11 - 11 in FIG. 12 .
- FIG. 12 is a plan view of forces acting on a tensioner.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram of forces acting on a damping mechanism.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 14 - 14 in FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 15 is a plan view of forces acting on a tensioner.
- FIG. 16 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism.
- FIG. 17 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism.
- FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an inventive damping mechanism.
- the inventive damping mechanism is utilized in a belt tensioner, see FIG. 17 .
- the belt tensioner engages a belt through a pulley journaled to a lever arm.
- the tensioner is used to apply a preload to the belt and to damp oscillatory movements of the belt.
- the damping mechanism damps oscillatory movements of a tensioner lever arm.
- the lever arm generally experiences a bi-directional or oscillatory motion caused by changes in the operating status of a belt drive, for example by load changes. Damping is necessary to remove energy from the belt system, thereby ensuring proper operation of the tensioner in order to maximize belt life and operational efficiency.
- Damping mechanism 100 comprises damping band 102 .
- Damping band 102 is connected to an outer arcuate surface 104 of damping shoe 101 .
- Spring, or biasing member, receiving portion 103 comprises a slot in damping shoe 101 .
- Receiving portion 103 receives an end tang (not shown, see 500 in FIG. 15 ) of a coil spring.
- Surface 105 engages a coil of a spring to provide support during operation.
- Damping band 102 comprises a lubricated plastic such as nylon, PA and PPA, and their equivalents.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of an inventive damping mechanism at line 2 - 2 in FIG. 1 .
- Ring cut 106 extends about an outer perimeter of outer arcuate surface 104 .
- Rim or protrusion 107 extends about a partial circumference of damping shoe 101 .
- Ring cut 106 in combination with protrusion 107 serve to mechanically attach damping band 102 to damping shoe 101 .
- FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of an alternate damping mechanism.
- Inventive damping mechanism 200 comprises a first arcuate member 210 and a second arcuate member 220 .
- First arcuate member 210 has a spring receiving portion 211 into which a spring end tang may be inserted, see FIG. 12 .
- a wall of the spring receiving portion has maximum thickness 211 a at the spring contact area.
- Wall 211 a may be tapered from the contact area in one direction or in both directions as it extends in both directions.
- a like wall of the previous art has uniform thickness.
- First arcuate member 210 comprises a damping band 213 attached to a damping shoe 212 .
- Second arcuate member 220 comprises a damping band 215 attached to a damping shoe 214 .
- First arcuate member 210 is in pivotal contact with the second arcuate member 220 at a point of contact 216 .
- Point of contact 216 comprises end 228 of damping shoe 212 and end 219 of damping shoe 214 .
- Point of contact 216 may vary from a minimum radius to a maximum radius across a width W of each damping shoe with respect to a lever arm axis of rotation R-R, see FIG. 11 .
- point of contact 216 is located at a predetermined radial distance from a lever arm axis of rotation R-R.
- a minimum radius location for point of contact 216 shown in FIG. 3 , results in the highest asymmetric damping factor for the damping mechanism in operation in a tensioner.
- Point of contact 216 may be disposed at an outer radius 288 which produces a reduced asymmetric damping factor as compared to the foregoing minimum radius location.
- first arcuate member 210 is in contact with the second arcuate member end 217 .
- a spring (not shown) having a coil direction opposite that used for the embodiment in FIG. 3 is used. Therefore, by switching the point of contact from one end of the first arcuate member and second arcuate member to another end, either a left hand or right hand spring can be used.
- Damping band 213 , 215 are made of frictional material such as plastics, phenolics and metallics.
- a working surface 230 , 231 of damping band 213 , 215 respectively is slideably engaged under pressure with a tensioner base or arm by operation of a spring, see FIG. 12 and FIG. 15 .
- a frictional damping force is generated when the damping band slides on the base or arm.
- Damping shoes 212 , 213 are each made of structural material such as steel, molded plastic or equivalents thereof. Each damping shoe can be manufactured by utilizing a powder metal process, a die cast process, injection molding or similar processes. Materials that can be used include steel, aluminum (for low load parts), thermoplastics with various fillers, and equivalents thereof.
- Damping band 215 of the second arcuate member has a material thickness less than the damping band 213 of the second portion. This has two advantages, first, increased spring hook-up size can be realized therefore a larger spring can be used. Second, due to the fact of that the second portion 220 of the damping mechanism has higher load than the first portion 210 , a reduced thickness of the first damping band 213 will equalize durability life of both parts.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of an alternate damping mechanism at line 4 - 4 in FIG. 3 .
- Ring cut 221 extends about an outer perimeter of damping shoe 212 .
- Protrusion 222 extends about a partial circumference of damping shoe 212 .
- Ring cut 223 extends about an outer perimeter of damping shoe 214 .
- Protrusion 224 extends about a partial circumference of damping shoe 214 .
- Each ring cut 221 , 223 in combination with each protrusion 222 , 224 serve to mechanically attached each damping band 213 , 215 to each damping shoe 212 , 214 respectively.
- FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping shoe of an inventive damping mechanism.
- Locking mechanism 300 joins damping shoe 101 to damping band 102 , see FIG. 6 .
- Locking mechanism 300 comprises a plurality of vertical grooves 110 on an arcuate outer engaging surface 111 of damping shoe 101 .
- Ring cut 112 is included to a top edge of the arcuate outer surface 111 to enhance the interconnection of the damping band 102 to the damping shoe 101 .
- lip portion 227 on damping band 102 engages over ring cut 112 .
- the disclosed multiple groove locking mechanism provides an improved, strong and uniform connection between the damping shoe and damping band. The connection distributes a frictional load imparted to the damping band 102 during operation, thereby extending an operational life over the prior art.
- FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping band of an inventive damping mechanism.
- the damping band portion of locking mechanism 300 comprises a plurality of spaced vertical ribs 120 on an arcuate inner engaging surface 121 of damping band 102 .
- Ribs 120 of damping band 102 cooperatively engage grooves 110 of damping shoe 101 .
- Protrusions 228 extend from a lower portion 229 of damping band 102 .
- Protrusions 228 engage cooperating recesses or dimples 231 in a base of damping shoe 101 to further affix damping band 102 .
- the inventive locking mechanism significantly reduces weakening of the damping shoe, therefore, the inventive damping mechanism is much stronger than those in prior art. Loading conditions on the damping shoe/damping band are also much improved due to an improved load distribution across the damping shoe realized by the force distributive nature of the locking mechanism.
- FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism.
- Prior art damping band DB is connected to prior art damping shoe DS.
- Tabs T mechanically connect the damping band DB, see FIG. 9 , to the damping shoe DS, see FIG. 8 .
- FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping shoe.
- Damping shoe DS comprises slots S. Slots S receive tabs T in order to mechanically connect damping band DB to damping shoe DS, see FIG. 9 .
- FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping band.
- Damping band DB comprises tabs T. Each of tabs T mechanically cooperate with corresponding slots S in order to connect damping band DB to damping shoe DS.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram of forces acting on a damping mechanism.
- the damping mechanism depicted is the embodiment described in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 .
- Forces F 1 are spring contact reaction forces caused by contact of spring end 500 with the spring receiving portion 211 .
- Spring end 500 contacts the spring receiving portion 211 at two points, creating a pair of reaction forces F 1 .
- F 2 is a normal reaction force on the damping surface 230 .
- F 3 is a tangent friction force on the damping surface 230 .
- F 8 is a normal reaction force on the damping surface 231 .
- F 9 is a tangent friction force on the damping surface 231 .
- F 4 is the normal reaction force on damping mechanism arcuate member 220 imparted by a contact of damping shoe 214 with a lever arm 1030 , see FIG. 16 .
- the asymmetric damping factor is a function of a difference in frictional forces F 3 and F 9 for a movement of the lever arm 1030 .
- a normal reaction force F 8 on damping surface 231 is larger than normal reaction force F 2 on damping surface 230 .
- F 3 and F 9 operate as shown in FIG. 10 .
- friction force vectors F 3 and F 9 reverse direction.
- the change of direction of frictional force vectors F 3 and F 9 causes a resultant force on each damping surface 230 , 231 to change.
- the asymmetric damping factor is adjustable depending upon the radial location of point of contact 216 described in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 .
- the asymmetric damping factor will be increased as the point of contact 216 is placed radially closer to an axis of rotation of the lever arm 1030 .
- the asymmetric damping factor will be decreased as the point of contact 216 is placed radially farther from an axis of rotation of the lever arm 1030 .
- the asymmetric damping factor can be varied in the range of approximately 1.5 to 5.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 11 - 11 in FIG. 12 .
- Force F 7 is a normal reaction force acting on the arm at the damping mechanism contact point. Force F 7 has the same magnitude as force F 4 acting on the damping mechanism.
- F 6 is a pivot bushing reaction force acting at the interface between bushing 1040 and lever arm 1030 .
- F 5 is a hub load caused by a load on a belt B, see FIG. 12 .
- FIG. 12 is a plan view of forces acting on a tensioner. Depicted in FIG. 12 is a plan view of the forces described in FIG. 11 .
- FIG. 13 is a diagram of the forces acting on a damping mechanism.
- the damping mechanism is that depicted in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .
- Forces F 11 are spring contact reaction forces caused by contact of the end 500 with the spring receiving portion 103 .
- Spring end 500 contacts the spring receiving portion at two points creating a pair of reaction forces F 11 .
- F 12 is a normal reaction force on the damping surface 109 .
- F 13 is a tangent friction force on the damping surface 109 .
- F 14 is the reaction force on damping mechanism portion 102 imparted by a contact with a lever arm 2030 , see FIG. 17 .
- the asymmetric damping factor is realized by a difference in frictional force F 13 for a movement of the lever arm 2030 . More particularly, when lever arm 2030 moves in the +A direction, F 13 operates as shown in FIG. 13 . As the lever arm moves in the ⁇ A direction, F 13 operates in the reverse direction. The change in direction in F 13 causes a resultant force on damping surface 109 to change. As a result when lever arm 2030 moves in the +A direction, a force F 14 on the damping mechanism is larger than when the lever arm moves in direction ⁇ A. Proportionally, the torque generated on the lever arm in reference to the lever arm axis of rotation R-R by the force F 14 is larger when the lever arm moves in the +A direction than when the lever arm moves in the direction ⁇ A.
- the value of the torque on the lever arm when the arm moves in the direction +A is larger than the value of torque generated by the pair of spring forces F 11 .
- the difference between the two values of torque is defined as the damping torque in the direction +A.
- the value of the torque on the lever arm when the arm moves in the direction ⁇ A is smaller than the value of torque generated by the pair of spring forces F 11 .
- the difference between the two values of torque is defined as the damping torque in the direction ⁇ A.
- the ratio between the value of the damping torque in the direction +A and the value of the damping torque in the direction ⁇ A represents the asymmetric damping factor.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 14 - 14 in FIG. 15 .
- Force F 17 is a normal reaction force acting on the damping mechanism contact point.
- F 16 is a pivot bushing reaction force acting at the interface between bushing 1040 and lever arm 1030 .
- F 15 is a hub load caused by a load on a belt B.
- FIG. 15 is a plan view of the forces acting on a tensioner. Depicted in FIG. 15 is a plan view of the forces described in FIG. 14 .
- FIG. 16 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism.
- Damping mechanism 200 engages lever arm 1030 at tab 1031 .
- Biasing member or spring 1020 has one end connected to base 1010 and the other end connected to damping mechanism spring receiving portion 211 as described elsewhere in this specification.
- Lever arm 1030 is pivotably connected to base 1010 through bushing 1040 .
- Dust seal 1050 prevents foreign material from entering the tensioner during operation.
- Pulley 1060 is journaled to lever arm 1030 through bearing 1070 .
- a belt (not shown) engages pulley surface 1061 .
- Bearing 1070 is connected by a fastener such as bolt 1080 .
- Damping mechanism surfaces 230 , 231 are in sliding engagement with an inner surface 1011 of tensioner base 1010 .
- Tab 1031 engages damping shoe 212 during operation, thereby causing a movement of base inner surface 1011 across damping mechanism surface 230 .
- FIG. 17 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism.
- Damping mechanism 100 is engaged with lever arm 2030 at tab 2031 .
- Biasing member or spring 2020 has one end connected to base 2010 and the other end connected to damping mechanism spring receiving portion 103 as described elsewhere in this specification.
- Lever arm 2030 is pivotably connected to base 2010 through bushing 2040 .
- Dust seal 2050 prevents foreign material from entering the tensioner during operation.
- Pulley 2060 is journaled to lever arm 2030 through bearing 2070 .
- a belt (not shown) engages pulley surface 2061 .
- Bearing 2070 is connected by a fastener such as bolt 2080 .
- Damping mechanism surface 109 is in sliding engagement with an inner surface 2011 of tensioner base 2010 .
- Tab 2031 engages damping mechanism 100 during operation, thereby causing a movement of base inner surface 2011 across damping mechanism surface 109 .
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An asymmetric damping mechanism for use in a belt tensioner. The damping mechanism comprises two parts having substantially similar arcuate shapes for engaging a tensioner. The first part is in contact with the second part at a pivotable point of contact. The point of contact position is determined according to the desired asymmetric damping factor. The first part is also in contact with a spring. The second part is in contact with a tensioner arm. The damping mechanism also comprises two damping shoes, each having a damping band. The damping band is joined to the damping shoe by a plurality of vertical grooves on the damping shoe cooperating with a plurality of grooves on the damping band. The damping mechanism has an asymmetric damping factor in the range of approximately 1.5 to 5.
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- This application is a divisional of and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/147,183 filed May 15, 2002.
- The invention relates to a damping mechanism, and more particularly, to an asymmetric damping mechanism for a tensioner.
- Belt tensioners are used to impart a load on a belt. Typically the belt is used in an engine application for driving various accessories associated with the engine. For example, an air conditioning compressor and alternator are two of the accessories that may be driven by a belt drive system.
- A belt tensioner comprises a pulley journaled to an arm. A spring is connected between the arm and a base. The spring may also engage a damping mechanism. The damping mechanism comprises frictional surfaces in contact with each other. The damping mechanism damps an oscillatory movement of the arm caused by operation of the belt drive. This in turn enhances a belt life expectancy.
- Representative of the art is U.S. Pat. No. 5,632,697 to Serkh (1997) which discloses a spring activated damping mechanism which provide a normal force greater than a spring force applied to a brake shoe that engages a cylindrical member.
- Reference is also made to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/861,338 filed 18 May 2001 which discloses a tensioner having a damping mechanism.
- What is needed is a damping mechanism having an asymmetric damping factor in the range of approximately 1.5 to 5.0. What is needed is a tensioner having a damping mechanism comprising two members having a pivotal connection. The present invention meets these needs.
- The primary aspect of the present invention is to provide a damping mechanism having an asymmetric damping factor in the range of 1.5 to 5.0.
- Another aspect of the invention is to provide a tensioner having a damping mechanism comprising two members having a pivotal connection.
- Other aspects of the invention will be pointed out or made apparent by the following description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an inventive damping mechanism. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of an inventive damping mechanism at line 2-2 inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of an inventive damping mechanism. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of an inventive damping mechanism at line 4-4 inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping shoe of an inventive damping mechanism. -
FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping band of an inventive damping mechanism. -
FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism. -
FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping shoe. -
FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping band. -
FIG. 10 is a diagram of forces acting on a damping mechanism. -
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 11-11 inFIG. 12 . -
FIG. 12 is a plan view of forces acting on a tensioner. -
FIG. 13 is a diagram of forces acting on a damping mechanism. -
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 14-14 inFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 15 is a plan view of forces acting on a tensioner. -
FIG. 16 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism. -
FIG. 17 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism. -
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an inventive damping mechanism. The inventive damping mechanism is utilized in a belt tensioner, seeFIG. 17 . The belt tensioner engages a belt through a pulley journaled to a lever arm. The tensioner is used to apply a preload to the belt and to damp oscillatory movements of the belt. - The damping mechanism damps oscillatory movements of a tensioner lever arm. The lever arm generally experiences a bi-directional or oscillatory motion caused by changes in the operating status of a belt drive, for example by load changes. Damping is necessary to remove energy from the belt system, thereby ensuring proper operation of the tensioner in order to maximize belt life and operational efficiency.
- More particularly, an inventive damping mechanism is shown in
FIG. 1 .Damping mechanism 100 comprisesdamping band 102.Damping band 102 is connected to an outerarcuate surface 104 ofdamping shoe 101. Spring, or biasing member, receivingportion 103 comprises a slot in dampingshoe 101. Receivingportion 103 receives an end tang (not shown, see 500 inFIG. 15 ) of a coil spring.Surface 105 engages a coil of a spring to provide support during operation. -
Damping band 102 comprises a lubricated plastic such as nylon, PA and PPA, and their equivalents. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of an inventive damping mechanism at line 2-2 inFIG. 1 .Ring cut 106 extends about an outer perimeter of outerarcuate surface 104. Rim orprotrusion 107 extends about a partial circumference ofdamping shoe 101. Ring cut 106 in combination withprotrusion 107 serve to mechanically attachdamping band 102 to dampingshoe 101. -
FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of an alternate damping mechanism.Inventive damping mechanism 200 comprises a firstarcuate member 210 and a secondarcuate member 220. Firstarcuate member 210 has aspring receiving portion 211 into which a spring end tang may be inserted, seeFIG. 12 . A wall of the spring receiving portion hasmaximum thickness 211 a at the spring contact area.Wall 211 a may be tapered from the contact area in one direction or in both directions as it extends in both directions. By comparison, a like wall of the previous art has uniform thickness. - First
arcuate member 210 comprises a dampingband 213 attached to a dampingshoe 212. Secondarcuate member 220 comprises a dampingband 215 attached to a dampingshoe 214. - First
arcuate member 210 is in pivotal contact with the secondarcuate member 220 at a point ofcontact 216. Point ofcontact 216 comprisesend 228 of dampingshoe 212 and end 219 of dampingshoe 214. Point ofcontact 216 may vary from a minimum radius to a maximum radius across a width W of each damping shoe with respect to a lever arm axis of rotation R-R, seeFIG. 11 . - In order to achieve the desired asymmetric damping factor, point of
contact 216 is located at a predetermined radial distance from a lever arm axis of rotation R-R. A minimum radius location for point ofcontact 216, shown inFIG. 3 , results in the highest asymmetric damping factor for the damping mechanism in operation in a tensioner. Point ofcontact 216 may be disposed at anouter radius 288 which produces a reduced asymmetric damping factor as compared to the foregoing minimum radius location. - In an alternate arrangement, end 218 of first
arcuate member 210 is in contact with the secondarcuate member end 217. In this alternate embodiment, a spring (not shown) having a coil direction opposite that used for the embodiment inFIG. 3 is used. Therefore, by switching the point of contact from one end of the first arcuate member and second arcuate member to another end, either a left hand or right hand spring can be used. - Damping
band surface band FIG. 12 andFIG. 15 . A frictional damping force is generated when the damping band slides on the base or arm. - Damping
shoes - Damping
band 215 of the second arcuate member has a material thickness less than the dampingband 213 of the second portion. This has two advantages, first, increased spring hook-up size can be realized therefore a larger spring can be used. Second, due to the fact of that thesecond portion 220 of the damping mechanism has higher load than thefirst portion 210, a reduced thickness of the first dampingband 213 will equalize durability life of both parts. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of an alternate damping mechanism at line 4-4 inFIG. 3 . Ring cut 221 extends about an outer perimeter of dampingshoe 212.Protrusion 222 extends about a partial circumference of dampingshoe 212. Ring cut 223 extends about an outer perimeter of dampingshoe 214.Protrusion 224 extends about a partial circumference of dampingshoe 214. Each ring cut 221, 223 in combination with eachprotrusion band shoe -
FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping shoe of an inventive damping mechanism.Locking mechanism 300 joins dampingshoe 101 to dampingband 102, seeFIG. 6 .Locking mechanism 300 comprises a plurality ofvertical grooves 110 on an arcuate outerengaging surface 111 of dampingshoe 101. Ring cut 112 is included to a top edge of the arcuateouter surface 111 to enhance the interconnection of the dampingband 102 to the dampingshoe 101. Accordingly, lip portion 227 on dampingband 102 engages over ring cut 112. The disclosed multiple groove locking mechanism provides an improved, strong and uniform connection between the damping shoe and damping band. The connection distributes a frictional load imparted to the dampingband 102 during operation, thereby extending an operational life over the prior art. -
FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a locking mechanism on the damping band of an inventive damping mechanism. The damping band portion oflocking mechanism 300 comprises a plurality of spacedvertical ribs 120 on an arcuate innerengaging surface 121 of dampingband 102.Ribs 120 of dampingband 102 cooperatively engagegrooves 110 of dampingshoe 101.Protrusions 228 extend from alower portion 229 of dampingband 102.Protrusions 228 engage cooperating recesses ordimples 231 in a base of dampingshoe 101 to further affix dampingband 102. - The inventive locking mechanism significantly reduces weakening of the damping shoe, therefore, the inventive damping mechanism is much stronger than those in prior art. Loading conditions on the damping shoe/damping band are also much improved due to an improved load distribution across the damping shoe realized by the force distributive nature of the locking mechanism.
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FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism. Prior art damping band DB is connected to prior art damping shoe DS. Tabs T mechanically connect the damping band DB, seeFIG. 9 , to the damping shoe DS, seeFIG. 8 . -
FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping shoe. Damping shoe DS comprises slots S. Slots S receive tabs T in order to mechanically connect damping band DB to damping shoe DS, seeFIG. 9 . -
FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a prior art damping mechanism damping band. Damping band DB comprises tabs T. Each of tabs T mechanically cooperate with corresponding slots S in order to connect damping band DB to damping shoe DS. -
FIG. 10 is a diagram of forces acting on a damping mechanism. The damping mechanism depicted is the embodiment described inFIG. 3 andFIG. 4 . Forces F1 are spring contact reaction forces caused by contact ofspring end 500 with thespring receiving portion 211. Spring end 500 contacts thespring receiving portion 211 at two points, creating a pair of reaction forces F1. F2 is a normal reaction force on the dampingsurface 230. F3 is a tangent friction force on the dampingsurface 230. F8 is a normal reaction force on the dampingsurface 231. F9 is a tangent friction force on the dampingsurface 231. F4 is the normal reaction force on damping mechanismarcuate member 220 imparted by a contact of dampingshoe 214 with alever arm 1030, seeFIG. 16 . - The asymmetric damping factor is a function of a difference in frictional forces F3 and F9 for a movement of the
lever arm 1030. In operation, a normal reaction force F8 on dampingsurface 231 is larger than normal reaction force F2 on dampingsurface 230. More particularly, when thelever arm 1030 moves in the +A direction the vectors for the friction forces, F3 and F9 operate as shown inFIG. 10 . As the lever arm moves in a direction −A, friction force vectors F3 and F9 reverse direction. The change of direction of frictional force vectors F3 and F9 causes a resultant force on each dampingsurface - The asymmetric damping factor is adjustable depending upon the radial location of point of
contact 216 described inFIG. 3 andFIG. 4 . The asymmetric damping factor will be increased as the point ofcontact 216 is placed radially closer to an axis of rotation of thelever arm 1030. In the alternative, the asymmetric damping factor will be decreased as the point ofcontact 216 is placed radially farther from an axis of rotation of thelever arm 1030. By radially moving point ofcontact 216 the asymmetric damping factor can be varied in the range of approximately 1.5 to 5. -
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 11-11 inFIG. 12 . Force F7 is a normal reaction force acting on the arm at the damping mechanism contact point. Force F7 has the same magnitude as force F4 acting on the damping mechanism. F6 is a pivot bushing reaction force acting at the interface betweenbushing 1040 andlever arm 1030. F5 is a hub load caused by a load on a belt B, seeFIG. 12 . -
FIG. 12 is a plan view of forces acting on a tensioner. Depicted inFIG. 12 is a plan view of the forces described inFIG. 11 . -
FIG. 13 is a diagram of the forces acting on a damping mechanism. The damping mechanism is that depicted inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 . Forces F11 are spring contact reaction forces caused by contact of theend 500 with thespring receiving portion 103. One can see thatspring end 500 contacts the spring receiving portion at two points creating a pair of reaction forces F11. F12 is a normal reaction force on the dampingsurface 109. F13 is a tangent friction force on the dampingsurface 109. F14 is the reaction force on dampingmechanism portion 102 imparted by a contact with alever arm 2030, seeFIG. 17 . - The asymmetric damping factor is realized by a difference in frictional force F13 for a movement of the
lever arm 2030. More particularly, whenlever arm 2030 moves in the +A direction, F13 operates as shown inFIG. 13 . As the lever arm moves in the −A direction, F13 operates in the reverse direction. The change in direction in F13 causes a resultant force on dampingsurface 109 to change. As a result whenlever arm 2030 moves in the +A direction, a force F14 on the damping mechanism is larger than when the lever arm moves in direction −A. Proportionally, the torque generated on the lever arm in reference to the lever arm axis of rotation R-R by the force F14 is larger when the lever arm moves in the +A direction than when the lever arm moves in the direction −A. The value of the torque on the lever arm when the arm moves in the direction +A is larger than the value of torque generated by the pair of spring forces F11. The difference between the two values of torque is defined as the damping torque in the direction +A. The value of the torque on the lever arm when the arm moves in the direction −A is smaller than the value of torque generated by the pair of spring forces F11. The difference between the two values of torque is defined as the damping torque in the direction −A. The ratio between the value of the damping torque in the direction +A and the value of the damping torque in the direction −A represents the asymmetric damping factor. -
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of forces acting on a tensioner at line 14-14 inFIG. 15 . Force F17 is a normal reaction force acting on the damping mechanism contact point. F16 is a pivot bushing reaction force acting at the interface betweenbushing 1040 andlever arm 1030. F15 is a hub load caused by a load on a belt B. -
FIG. 15 is a plan view of the forces acting on a tensioner. Depicted inFIG. 15 is a plan view of the forces described inFIG. 14 . -
FIG. 16 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism. Dampingmechanism 200 engageslever arm 1030 attab 1031. Biasing member orspring 1020 has one end connected tobase 1010 and the other end connected to damping mechanismspring receiving portion 211 as described elsewhere in this specification.Lever arm 1030 is pivotably connected to base 1010 throughbushing 1040.Dust seal 1050 prevents foreign material from entering the tensioner during operation.Pulley 1060 is journaled tolever arm 1030 throughbearing 1070. A belt (not shown) engagespulley surface 1061. -
Bearing 1070 is connected by a fastener such asbolt 1080. Damping mechanism surfaces 230, 231 are in sliding engagement with aninner surface 1011 oftensioner base 1010. -
Tab 1031 engages dampingshoe 212 during operation, thereby causing a movement of baseinner surface 1011 across dampingmechanism surface 230. -
FIG. 17 is an exploded view of a tensioner having a damping mechanism. Dampingmechanism 100 is engaged withlever arm 2030 attab 2031. Biasing member orspring 2020 has one end connected tobase 2010 and the other end connected to damping mechanismspring receiving portion 103 as described elsewhere in this specification.Lever arm 2030 is pivotably connected to base 2010 throughbushing 2040.Dust seal 2050 prevents foreign material from entering the tensioner during operation.Pulley 2060 is journaled tolever arm 2030 throughbearing 2070. A belt (not shown) engagespulley surface 2061. -
Bearing 2070 is connected by a fastener such asbolt 2080. Dampingmechanism surface 109 is in sliding engagement with aninner surface 2011 oftensioner base 2010. -
Tab 2031 engages dampingmechanism 100 during operation, thereby causing a movement of baseinner surface 2011 across dampingmechanism surface 109. - Although a single form of the invention has been described herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that variations may be made in the construction and relation of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described herein.
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1. A damping mechanism comprising:
a first arcuate member having a frictional surface;
a second arcuate member having a frictional surface;
the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member engaged with a cooperating arcuate surface; and
the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member having a pivotal engagement whereby a force exerted on the cooperating arcuate surface in a first movement direction is not equal to a force exerted on the cooperating arcuate surface in a second movement direction.
2. The tensioner as in claim 1 , wherein the damping mechanism further comprises:
a first arcuate member having a first damping surface;
a second arcuate member having a second damping surface;
the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member slidingly engaged with a cooperating surface on the base; and
the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member having a pivotal engagement whereby the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member exert a force to resist a movement of the lever arm in a first movement direction that is not equal to a force exerted to resist a movement of the lever arm in a second movement direction.
3. The tensioner as in claim 2 , wherein the pivotal engagement is radially disposed from a lever arm axis of rotation.
4. The tensioner as in claim 2 , wherein:
the first arcuate member comprises a first damping shoe; and
the second arcuate member comprises a second damping shoe.
5. The tensioner in claim 4 , wherein:
the first damping surface is engaged with the first damping shoe by a plurality of vertical cooperating members on an engagement surface.
6. The tensioner as in claim 5 further comprising:
the second damping surface is engaged with the second damping shoe by a plurality of vertical cooperating members on an engagement surface.
7. A tensioner comprising;
a base;
a lever arm pivotally engaged to the base;
a pulley journaled to the lever arm;
means for damping a lever arm movement engaged with the lever arm and engaged with the base;
means for biasing engaged with the means for damping a lever arm movement and the base; and
said means for damping a lever arm movement having an asymmetric damping factor.
8. The tensioner as in claim 7 , wherein the means for damping further comprises:
a first arcuate member having a first damping surface;
a second arcuate member having a second damping surface;
the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member engaged with a cooperating surface on the base; and
the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member having a pivotal engagement point whereby the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member exert a damping force in a first movement direction that is not equal to a damping force exerted in a second movement direction.
9. The tensioner as in claim 8 , wherein the pivotal engagement point is radially disposed from a lever arm axis of rotation.
10. The tensioner as in claim 8 , wherein:
the first arcuate member comprises a first damping shoe; and
the second arcuate member comprises a second damping shoe.
11. The tensioner in claim 10 , wherein:
the first damping surface is engaged with the first damping shoe by a plurality of vertical cooperating members on an engagement surface.
12. The tensioner as in claim 11 further comprising:
the second damping surface is engaged with the second damping shoe by a plurality of vertical cooperating members on an engagement surface.
13. The tensioner as in claim 12 wherein the means for biasing comprises a spring.
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