Segmented sprocket systems and methods for installing the same
US12049947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H55/171
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Segmented sprocket systems and methods for installing the segmented sprocket systems for use in numerous different applications such as, but not limited to, industrial sprockets. The present invention may be a segmented sprocket system including two or more relatively thin sprockets (100) that are installed together on a common hub (200) such that the two or more sprockets form a composite sprocket having a width approximately equal to the sum of the width of the individual sprockets. A segmented sprocket system may include a hub; at least two sprockets having the same outer diameter and an interior opening having a diameter approximately equal to the outer diameter of the hub; wherein the at least two sprockets are positioned on the hub such that each sprocket abuts a neighboring sprocket, thus resulting in a composite sprocket structure.
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