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Linked chain with improved sealing rings

US4201393A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
4References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 4, 1978
Grant dateMay 6, 1980
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Expiry dateOct 4, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16G13/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A chain having a number of link units each of which includes a pin connecting a pair of outer link plates and a bush connecting a pair of inner link plates, between which a lubricating oil is held and sealed with a sealed ring interposed between the outer and inner link plates. The sealing ring is provided at either of the inside or outside ends thereof with lips of a V or T-shaped cross-section and at the other end with a thick body of a large volume. The pin is provided with oil reservoir recesses on the outer peripheral surface spaced apart from a load point at which the pin and bush are substantially in contact with each other.

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