Patent ID: 11879535
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A pulley assembly comprising:
a shaft having a shaft length;
a plurality of rolling elements supported on a radially outer surface of the shaft, wherein the plurality of rolling elements are cylindrical rollers, and the cylindrical rollers each have a rolling element length and a rolling element diameter, and a ratio of the rolling element length to the rolling element diameter is at least 1.0;
at least one pulley configured to surround the plurality of rolling elements, the at least one pulley defining an outer raceway for the plurality of rolling elements, the at least one pulley defining a support surface configured to support a cable, wherein an outer diameter of the at least one pulley is 30%-60% of the shaft length; and
at least one pair of washers arranged on axially opposite outer sides of the at least one pulley and the plurality of rolling elements.