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US 12,338,875 B2Granted
Silent chain and chain drive system
AssigneeTsubakimoto Chain Co.
InventorsRyosuke Nanri, Kosuke Yabuki
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Abstract
To provide a high-strength silent chain and a chain drive system. The silent chain is made up of a plurality of link plates pivotably coupled together with connecting pins. The plurality of link plates include two or more types of link plates having different shapes. The link plates of different shapes are designed to have pitch lines at the same height when the link plates sit on a sprocket. The chain drive system includes this silent chain.
Claims5
A silent chain comprising a plurality of link plates pivotably coupled together by connecting pins,
- the plurality of link plates including two or more types of link plates having different shapes,
- the link plates of different shapes being designed to have a distance (radial distance) from the rotation center of a sprocket to the pitch line is same when the link plates sit on the sprocket having a common shape.
A chain drive system comprising:
- a silent chain made up of a plurality of link plates pivotably coupled together with connecting pins;
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- a plurality of sprockets the silent chain is passed over,
- the plurality of link plates including two or more types of link plates having different shapes,
- the link plates of different shapes being designed to have a distance (radial distance) from the rotation center of a sprocket to the pitch line is same at least when the link plates sit on one of the plurality of sprockets, wherein the one of the sprockets has a common shape.
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