BELT TENSIONING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: GAYA POL, Bartomeu, CULUBRET I CORTADA, Sergi, SANCHEZ VAN DEN BEUKEN, Niels
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.10.2021
• Subjects: BLASTING; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LIGHTING; LINING MACHINES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS; WEAPONS

A belt tensioning system is described, which comprises: a housing pivotable about a pivot point; a pulley supported by said housing, said pulley to rotate a belt and said pulley rotatable about an axis of rotation; a motor to drive the pulley; and a biasing element coupled to said housing and to apply a tension to said belt via said housing and said pulley; wherein operation of said motor to effect rotation of said pulley about said axis of rotation: in a first direction effects pivoting of said housing in a direction about said pivot point, which pivoting movement, in combination with said biasing element, effects translational movement of said axis of rotation of said pulley in a first translational direction to a first axis position to alter said tension in said belt; and in a second direction effects pivoting of said housing in an opposite direction about said pivot point, which pivoting movement, in combination with said biasing element, effects translational movement of said axis of rotation of said pulley in a second translational direction to a second axis position to alter said tension in said belt.