SHOCK-ABSORBING TENSION DEVICE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transport mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has mechanism 1 for tension, resilient member 3 which bears on front flange 4 and rear flange 5, and converter 6 which is constructed as plate 7 with internal passageway 8. The passageway has two parallel longitudinal parts 9 and 10 interconnected through curved part 11. Pins 12 and 13 are mounted inside the longitudinal parts. One of the outwardly projecting ends of the pins interacts with the front flange and the other one with the rear flange. The space between the pins inside the passageway is filled with rolling bodies 15. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 dwg