Split sprocket having slide tracks
US9097332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/1993
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A split sprocket for belts or chains. The split sprocket comprises two sections that slide together along parallel slide tracks that are perpendicular to two opposite walls of the sprocket's bore. The slide track includes male T-shaped, V-shaped, or jigsaw-puzzle-shaped beams on one of the sections that slide into mating female slots in the other section. The mated slide tracks prevent the sections from separating in all directions except the separation direction along the slide tracks. A fastener through one of the sections into the other prevents the assembled sprocket sections from sliding apart along the slide tracks.
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