Patent ID: 11906108
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A belt drive system comprising:
an endless drive belt moveable along a circuitous route;
a drive pulley that drives the endless drive belt along the circuitous route; and
a belt trap comprising:
a tensioner pulley biased in a first direction by a biasing force to introduce tension in the endless drive belt and movable from a first position to a second position, the tensioner pulley comprising:
a peripheral edge; and
a groove formed in the peripheral edge that receives a portion of the endless drive belt, the tensioner pulley rotatable in a first rotational direction about an axis; and

a bracket disposed adjacent to the tensioner pulley, the bracket comprising a relief portion that receives a portion of the peripheral edge of the tensioner pulley when the endless drive belt fails so as to trap the failed endless drive belt between the tensioner pulley and the bracket.