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US 2022/0107014 A1Published application
Composite sprocket
AssigneeContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
InventorsJacob Kaplan, Christopher Ganshert, Ben Roberts
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Abstract
One general aspect includes a composite sprocket. The composite sprocket also includes a skeleton having a connection interface and an outer portion having a rough tooth structure. The composite sprocket also includes an overlay formed on and over the outer portion of the skeleton and may include of a precision material and forming a high precision tooth structure over the rough tooth structure.
Claims20
A composite sprocket comprising:
- a skeleton having a connection interface and an outer portion having a rough tooth structure;
- and
- an overlay formed on and over the outer portion of the skeleton and comprised of a precision material and forming a high precision tooth structure over the rough tooth structure.
A composite sprocket comprising:
- a skeleton having a connection interface and an outer portion having a rough tooth structure, wherein the connection interface and the rough tooth structure have a first tolerance;
- and
- an overlay formed on and over the outer portion of the skeleton and forming a high precision tooth structure over the rough tooth structure, the high precision tooth structure have a second tolerance greater than the first tolerance.
A method of forming a composite sprocket, the method comprising:
- forming a sprocket skeleton having a connection interface and an outer portion having a rough tooth structure by casting a metal material using a mold;
- removing the sprocket skeleton from the mold;
- and
- forming an overlay on at least the outer portion of the sprocket skeleton with a high precision material to form a high precision tooth structure over the rough tooth structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.