Belt tensioner for tensioning belt attached to side tarpaulin of commercial vehicle e.g. lorry, has spring element arranged inside tensioning lever, where spring element includes handle for adjusting latch against force of spring element

摘要

The tensioner has a base part including two side flanges pivotally connected to a tensioning lever (5). A locking device locks the tensioning lever in its closed position, where a spring element (7) is arranged inside the tensioning lever. A latch case (19) includes a latch (9) engaging for blocking an opening movement of the tensioning lever in the closed position of the tensioner. The spring element includes a handle (18) for adjusting the latch against the force of the spring element, where the handle is formed as a connecting portion for two legs (13, 13.1) of the spring element.