Applicability of Convex and Concave Shaped Surface Texturing to Improve Damping Performance of Mechanical Tensioner for Timing Chain of Internal Combustion Engine
Hideaki Seki,
Shinpei Yamaguchi,
Hayato Fujitsuka
et al.
Abstract:The present study describes an improvement of damping performance of a mechanical tensioner driven by friction force at the power spring interface, used for the timing chain system for an internal combustion engine. The mechanical tensioner consists of a power spring subjected to face-to-face contact with a reciprocal motion and a leaf spring to apply the reaction load. The concave and convex surface texture was fabricated with an electrochemical etching on the power spring surfaces. Since the reaction load is… Show more
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