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US 2016/0238111 A1Published application
Chain guide element
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsStephan PENNER, Pierre WERNY
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Abstract
A chain guide element having a pair of guide rails spaced from each other to guide a moving chain therebetween. A coupling element extends from one guide rail for receiving a transversely arranged holding element for allowing pivotal movement of the chain guide element relative to the holding element. A securing element is carried by the holding element for engagement with the coupling element.
Claims10
A chain guide element comprising:
- a pair of guide rails to contact and to guide a moving chain,
- a coupling element carried by the chain guide element and extending from a downwardly-facing surface of the guide rails and defining a receptacle,
- a cylindrical holding element that carries a securing element that is received by the coupling element,
- wherein the holding element and securing element engage the coupling element for guiding the chain and to damp chain strand vibrations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.