Drive wheel for driving a feed chain for the dry feeding of livestock
AssigneeBig Dutchman International GmbH
InventorsAnders Gerhardt-Hansen, Hugo Styrbask Holm, Christian Tobergte
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Abstract
A drive wheel for driving a feed chain for dry-feeding livestock includes a base wheel having an axial passage for receiving a drive shaft and, a gear rim having a toothed external circumferential face, wherein the external circumferential face has a multiplicity of tooth elements. Each tooth element has two tooth tips and one chain clearance disposed between the two tooth tips. At least the gear rim composed of an elastic material.
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A drive wheel for driving a feed chain for dry-feeding livestock, the drive wheel comprising:
- a base wheel having an axial passage for receiving a drive shaft;
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- a gear rim having a toothed external circumferential face, wherein the external circumferential face comprising a multiplicity of tooth elements, each tooth element having two tooth tips and one chain clearance disposed between the two tooth tips;
- wherein the gear rim is composed of an elastic material.
A gear rim fora drive wheel for driving a feed chain for dry-feeding livestock, wherein the drive wheel comprises a base wheel having an axial passage for receiving a drive shaft and the gear rim, the gear rim comprising a toothed external circumferential face having a multiplicity of tooth elements, each tooth element having two tooth tips and one chain clearance disposed between the two tooth tips, and wherein the gear rim is composed of an elastic material.
A method for producing a drive wheel for driving a feed chain for dry-feeding livestock, wherein the drive wheel comprises a base wheel and a gear rim, the gear rim comprising a toothed external circumferential face having a multiplicity of tooth elements, each tooth element having two tooth tips and one chain clearance disposed between the two tooth tips, and wherein the gear rim is composed of an elastic material, the method comprising the steps of:
- shaping the base wheel having an axial passage for receiving a drive shaft;
- shaping the gear rim, wherein the gear rim comprises a toothed external circumferential face having a multiplicity of tooth elements, each tooth element having two tooth tips and one chain clearance disposed between the two tooth tips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.