Chain

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9739344-B2
Application number	US-201514850230-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2015
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a chain that reduces warping of connecting pins and prevents local wear in the bushings and connecting pins without causing an increase in the chain weight. Provided is a chain 10 including a plurality of inner links 20 formed by inner plates 30 and bushings 40 , and a plurality of outer links 50 formed by outer plates 60 and connecting pins 70 , wherein the plate height of each of the inner plates 30 as measured along an imaginary line L 1 passing through the center of a bushing hole 31 and extending in a chain height direction is larger than a chain pitch P.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A chain comprising:
a plurality of inner links configured by coupling a pair of front and rear bushings to a pair of left and right inner plates; and
a plurality of outer links configured by coupling a pair of front and rear connecting pins to a pair of left and right outer plates,
the inner links and the outer links being alternately and pivotably coupled together in a longitudinal direction of the chain by inserting the connecting pins into the bushings,
wherein a plate height of each of the inner plates as measured along an imaginary line passing through a center of a bushing hole in the inner plate and extending in a chain height direction is larger than a chain pitch, and
a plate height of each of the outer plates as measured along a third imaginary line passing through a center of a pin hole in the outer plate and extending in the chain height direction is set not greater than the chain pitch.

2. The chain according to claim 1 , wherein a first width defined as a distance from an outer edge of the bushing hole in the inner plate to an outer edge of the inner plate along the imaginary line is set 1.1 times or more a second width defined as a distance from an outer edge of the bushing hole to an outer edge of the inner plate along a second imaginary line passing through the center of the bushing hole and extending in the longitudinal direction of the chain.

Assignees

• Tsubakimoto Chain Co

Inventors

• Yokoyama Masanori

Classifications

• F16G13/06 Primary

  with links connected by parallel driving-pins with or without rollers {so-called open links} · CPC title

• F16G13/07

  the links being of identical shape, e.g. cranked · CPC title

• F16H7/08 Primary

  Means for varying tension of belts, ropes or chains  (pulleys of adjustable construction F16H55/52) · CPC title