Hybrid energy guide chain for large cantilevered lengths and a separating web for an energy guide chain

An energy guide chain for at least one line, the energy guide chain having chain links and further comprising:

• two lateral plate lines, each plate line includes a plurality of chain plates which are connected together pivotably relative to each other in a longitudinal direction and which each have a first overlap region and a second overlap region, and a plurality of side parts of plastic which each have two end regions;
• the plurality of chain plates are made from a different material, of higher strength and/or stiffness, than the plurality of side parts;
• at least in a portion of each of the plate lines, successive chain plates of the plurality of chain plates have through apertures in the first overlap region and through apertures in the second overlap region;
• the through apertures of two of the successive chain plates of the plurality of chain plates at least partially overlap;
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• said portion of each of the plate lines includes alternating first and second chain plates, and associated with each second chain plate is one of the side parts which, in each of the two end regions, has one or more projections, with which each end region of the side part engages through one of the first and the second overlap regions of the associated second chain plate, respectively, wherein the one or more projections of each end region of the side part engages through overlapping through apertures of the associated second chain plate and an adjoining first chain plate in order to limit the relative pivotal angle of the successive chain plates and/or to connect the successive chain plates;
• wherein in said portion of each of the plate lines each of the chain plates in both the first and the second overlap regions have at least two first through apertures distributed around a respective pivot axis whose end regions abut at abutment surfaces of a corresponding first projection engaging therethrough to limit the pivotal angle.

An energy guide chain for at least one line, the energy guide chain having chain links and further comprising:

• two lateral plate lines, each plate line includes a plurality of chain plates which are connected together pivotably relative to each other in a longitudinal direction and which each have a first overlap region and a second overlap region, and a plurality of side parts of plastic which each have two end regions;
• the plurality of chain plates are made from a different material, of higher strength and/or stiffness, than the plurality of side parts;
• at least in a portion of each of the plate lines, successive chain plates of the plurality of chain plates have through apertures in the first overlap region and through apertures in the second overlap region;
• the through apertures of two of the successive chain plates of the plurality of chain plates at least partially overlap;
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• said portion of each of the plate lines includes alternating first and second chain plates, and associated with each second chain plate is one of the side parts which, in each of the two end regions, has one or more projections, with which each end region of the side part engages through one of the first and the second overlap regions of the associated second chain plate, respectively, wherein the one or more projections of each end region of the side part engages through overlapping through apertures of the associated second chain plate and an adjoining first chain plate in order to limit the relative pivotal angle of the successive chain plates and/or to connect the successive chain plates;
• wherein in said portion of each of the plate lines each of the chain plates in both the first and the second overlap regions have a circular through aperture concentrically on a respective pivot axis, into which aperture a projection of the side part coaxially engages which provides a rotary joint connection of the successive chain plates.