Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine with sliding supercharger
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Application No.: US16571806Application Date: 2019-09-16
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Publication No.: US10907534B1Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Johann Voges
- Applicant: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WI Milwaukee
- Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
- Current Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Milwaukee
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: F02B33/00
- IPC: F02B33/00 ; F02B33/34 ; B62K11/00

Abstract:
A supercharged engine includes a crankshaft operable to receive and output power produced by combustion within the engine. The crankshaft is rotatably supported in a case, and a supercharger is driven from the crankshaft by an endless drive member. The supercharger is adapted to compress intake air supplied to the engine when driven from the crankshaft. A mount has a track slidably supporting the supercharger relative to the case so that tension in the endless drive member is adjustable and set in relation to a position of the supercharger relative to the case. The mount is self-adjusting to maintain an operating tension in the endless drive member.
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