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Title:
HIGH STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS SILENT CHAIN WITH IMPROVED NOISE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012251663
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an improved link for a chain with low operating noise, low friction losses, good tooth jump resistance.

An improved link (200) for a chain for use with a sprocket includes a body having a pair of apertures (202) for receiving connecting pins (207 and 208) and a pair of teeth (205)having outside flanks (204) and inside flanks (206) between the teeth defining a crotch (203). The link (200) includes an effective outer flank angle (Δ) between a line tangent to the outer flank of the link at 1.5 P and a vertical line intersecting the tangent line of less than or equal to 29°, an effective inner flank angle (φ) between a line tangent to the inner flank of the link at 0.5 P and a vertical line intersecting the tangent line of less than or equal to 29°, and a plurality of ratios.


Inventors:
LEDVINA TIMOTHY J
PARKS D LAURENCE
MCGROGAN SHAWN
PARK WES
Application Number:
JP2012209806A
Publication Date:
December 20, 2012
Filing Date:
September 24, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BORGWARNER INC
International Classes:
F16G13/04; F16G13/02
Domestic Patent References:
JP2001304358A2001-10-31
JP2002106652A2002-04-10
JP2003049928A2003-02-21
JP2001193803A2001-07-17
JP2000234651A2000-08-29
JPH0296063U1990-07-31
JP2001304358A2001-10-31
JP2002106652A2002-04-10
JP2003049928A2003-02-21
JP2001193803A2001-07-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Hiroyuki Tomita
Osamu Hoshino
Fujihiro Kanda