Patent ID: 7476168

Claim:
A chain guide and tensioner assembly for use with an endless chain loop consisting substantially of two strands of chain drivingly connecting a drive sprocket to at least one driven sprocket comprising: a first tensioner comprising a first bracket body, a first chain guide having a first chain sliding face for contacting one of the two strands of chain, at least one blade spring and a support member; a second tensioner comprising a second bracket body, a second chain guide having a second chain sliding face for contacting the other of the two strands of chain, and at least one blade spring and a support member; a rigid linking member having two ends, a first end pivotally secured to the first tensioner and a second end pivotally secured to the second tensioner; wherein the first tensioner is secured by a first mounting means to a first location on an engine housing and the second tensioner is secured by a second mounting means to a second location on the engine housing.