Sprocket wear gauge

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11892284-B2
Application number	US-202117185094-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2021
Priority date	Feb 25, 2021
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a sprocket wear gauge. The sprocket wear gauge comprises a first plate having a first opening of a first diameter and a second plate having a second opening of a second diameter. The first plate is mounted on one end of adjacent sprocket teeth of a plurality of sprocket teeth of a sprocket wheel. The second plate is mounted on an opposite end of the adjacent sprocket teeth of a plurality of sprocket teeth of a sprocket wheel. The first plate and the second plate are attached to each other using screws. A cylindrical pin is placed between the adjacent sprocket teeth and is configured to pass through at least one of the first opening of the first plate and the second opening of the second plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device adapted to be mounted on a sprocket wheel comprising:
a first plate comprising a first opening of a first diameter;
a second plate comprising a second opening of a second diameter;
a cylindrical pin configured to pass between adjacent teeth of a plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel and through at least one of the first opening of the first plate and the second opening of the second plate, wherein a distance between the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel is less than at least one of the first diameter and the second diameter.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical pin passing through the first opening of the first plate and the second opening of the second plate indicates that the plurality of teeth have experienced a predefined amount of wear.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical pin passing through the first opening of the first plate and not passing through the second opening of the second plate indicates that the plurality of teeth have not yet experienced a predefined amount of wear.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the amount of wear of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel is calculated based on at least one parameter of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one parameter of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel is a width of the adjacent teeth.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first diameter of the first opening of the first plate is equal to a distance between one or more adjacent worn sprocket teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first diameter of the first opening and the second diameter of the second opening are equal.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first plate and the second plate comprise one or more holes through which one or more screws are inserted to secure the first plate and the second plate.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first plate and the second plate are identical in shape.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein an outer dimension of the first plate is identical to an outer dimension of the second plate.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first plate and the second plate are comprised of aluminum.

12. A method comprising:
placing a first plate having a first opening of a first diameter on one face of adjacent teeth of a plurality of teeth of a sprocket wheel;
placing a second plate having a second opening of a second diameter on an opposite face of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel;
configuring a pin to pass through at least one of the first opening of the first plate and the second opening of the second plate, wherein the pin is placed between the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel, and wherein a distance between the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel is less than at least one of the first diameter and the second diameter; and
replacing the sprocket wheel when the pin passes through the first opening of the first plate and the second opening of the second plate.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the pin passing through the first opening of the first plate and the second opening of the second plate is indicative of a level of wear of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the level of wear of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel is calculated based on at least one parameter of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one parameter of the adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel is a width of the adjacent teeth.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first diameter of the first opening of the first plate is equal to a distance between one or more adjacent worn sprocket teeth of the plurality of teeth of the sprocket wheel.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first diameter of the first opening and the second diameter of the second opening are equal.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first plate and the second plate comprise one or more holes through which one or more screws are inserted to secure the first plate and the second plate.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first plate and the second plate are identical in shape.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein one or more values associated with outer dimensions of the first plate are identical to one or more values associated with outer dimensions of the second plate.

Assignees

• Intelligrated Headquarters Llc

Inventors

• Ugas Gonzalez Ricardo

Classifications

• G01B3/34 Primary

  Ring or other apertured gauges, e.g. "go/no-go" gauge · CPC title

• F16H57/01

  Monitoring wear or stress of gearing elements, e.g. for triggering maintenance · CPC title

• F16H55/30

  Chain-wheels · CPC title

• F16H2057/012

  of gearings · CPC title