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Endless tentering chain and inner chain link for such a tentering chain

US5950416A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Lindauer DORNIER Gesellschaft mbH · DE

Inventors

Horst Kerner · Stavenhagen, DE
Hans-Juergen Maierhofer · Gettorf, DE
Werner Bosch · Wuppertal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 1998
Grant date	Sep 14, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2018

Classification

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

Abstract

A tentering chain is assembled of inner links and outer links or link plates interconnected by journal pins passing through the outer link plates and through the inner links so that the latter are positioned between the outer link plates. The inner links have plates which are provided with integral bearing bushings that are interconnected at a junction (J) formed by pressing four bearing bushings together with a transition fit after a bearing roller has been placed on each of two of the four bushings to form the inner links. The inner link plates form with their bearing bushings two chain link sections (1, 2) that are easily interconnected at the junction (J) and also easily disconnected again at the junction. Both sections are made by casting or drop forging.

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