GUIDE OR TENSIONING RAIL IN A TRACTION MECHANISM DRIVE

1 . Guide or tensioning rail for a traction mechanism drive, the guide or tensioning rail comprising a mounting eye with a sleeve that can be locked in the mounting eye.

2 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 1 , wherein the guide or tensioning rail is made from plastic and the sleeve is made from a metal.

3 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 1 , wherein a catch device is formed on both end faces of the mounting eye.

4 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 3 , wherein the catch device is constructed as a discontinuous, annular, or ring segment-shaped catch projection pointing inwardly in a radial direction.

5 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is essentially cylindrical and is provided with beveled edges on an outer edge of end faces thereof viewed in a radial direction.

6 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 1 , wherein the guide or tensioning rail has two mounting eyes, of which one of the mounting eyes has an elongated hole shape.

7 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the sleeve is slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the mounting eye.

8 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 1 , wherein an axial length of the sleeve is slightly smaller than a depth of the mounting eye.

9 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 2 , wherein the sleeve is a powder metallurgy formation.

10 . Guide or tensioning rail according to claim 2 , wherein the guide or tensioning rail has a two-piece construction, with a base body having the mounting eyes and a second component having a contact surface for contacting the traction mechanism, wherein the base body and second component are connected rigidly to each other.