Silent chain
US5236399A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16G13/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rocker-joint silent chain in which the pin insertion holes for each link have rocker-joint connecting pin means extending therethrough. Each pin insertion hole has two opposed, spaced-apart surfaces each having the cross-section form of arcs of uniform radius. The centers of curvature of said two surfaces are offset from one another so that they define an arcuate, but noncircular, cavity which is effective to wedge said connecting pin in load-transmitting relationship to its associated link when the chain is driven.
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