Patent · US Expired

Transmission chain

US6539699B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2001
Grant dateApr 1, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

The link plates, bushes or rollers of a transmission chain are treated so as to produce a surface layer of iron bisulphide. The surface improves the resistance of the chain to wear and also accelerates the running-in process.

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