Title:
SILENT CHAIN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/025759
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
To provide a silent chain which makes it possible to further reduce friction loss during operation and to enhance operating efficiency, while also making it possible to reliably prevent assembly errors. A silent chain 1 in which a plurality of links 2 each having a pair of tooth parts 21 which mesh with sprockets and a pair of pin holes 20 are arranged in the lengthwise direction and thickness direction and are linked so as to be able to pivot about one another by linking pins 5 which are inserted into the pin holes 20, and sliding plates 3 are provided. The sliding plates 3 have a pair of pin holes 30 into which the linking pins 5 are inserted, and also have a back surface part 3a which has a greater back surface height h2 than the back surface height h1 of the links 2 and comes into contact with a tensioner arm or chain guide. The sliding plates 3 do not have tooth parts which mesh with the sprockets.
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Inventors:
YOSHIDA YUKIO (JP)
EDA JUNICHI (JP)
EDA JUNICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/046431
Publication Date:
June 23, 2011
Filing Date:
August 24, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BORGWARNER INC (US)
YOSHIDA YUKIO (JP)
EDA JUNICHI (JP)
YOSHIDA YUKIO (JP)
EDA JUNICHI (JP)
International Classes:
F16G13/04; F16G13/02; F16H7/06
Foreign References:
| JPH11182634A | 1999-07-06 | |||
| KR20080051868A | 2008-06-11 | |||
| JP2002039283A | 2002-02-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2473758A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BROOKS, Cary W. et al. (P.C.P.O. Box 439, Troy Michigan, US)
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