Patent ID: 7717080
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: F02B,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A serpentine belt system for use in connection with an engine block for an automotive engine having an air conditioner compressor, a water pump, an alternator and a crank shaft pulley, the belt system comprising: a spacer mounted to a face of the engine block by means of a first and second set of fasteners engaged to the engine block, wherein the water pump is secured to the spacer by means of the first and second sets of fasteners; a bridge bracket secured to the spacer and offset from the face of the engine block, wherein the air conditioning compressor and the alternator are mounted on and supported by the bridge bracket and the spacer in a manner such that the air conditioner compressor and alternator are offset from and not secured directly to the engine block; and a tensioner comprising a tensioner housing mounted on and supported by the air conditioner compressor and the spacer, and a tensioner pulley mounted to the tensioner housing for adjusting the serpentine belt system, wherein the tensioner housing is not secured directly to the engine block.