Link plate for a plate-link chain
First Claim
1. A link plate for a plate-link chain for use a drive system, the chain having a predetermined pitch, said link plate comprising:
- a plate member including a through opening extending through a thickness dimension of the plate member for receiving at least one articulation member in the form of a rocker member for providing an operative connection with other link plates and including an outer land extending from a first inner surface of the through opening and an inner land extending between a second inner surface of the through opening and a plate outer surface that is between opposite longitudinal ends of the plate, the rocker member having a height dimension and a width dimension, wherein the ratio of the rocker member width to the plate thickness is between 0.8 and 1.2.
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Abstract
A link plate and a plate-link chain for a vehicle drive. A large number of link plates are articulatingly connected with each other by rocker members, wherein the rocker members run transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain. Contact surfaces are formed on the rocker members and on the link plates, along which contact surfaces the rocker members and link plates are in contact with each other to transmit force. The respective contact surfaces are each defined by different adjacent curved regions of different radii of curvature that are selected to minimize stress spikes on the link plate contact surfaces, and particular size relationships between the link plates and the rocker members are identified.
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11 Claims
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1. A link plate for a plate-link chain for use a drive system, the chain having a predetermined pitch, said link plate comprising:
- a plate member including a through opening extending through a thickness dimension of the plate member for receiving at least one articulation member in the form of a rocker member for providing an operative connection with other link plates and including an outer land extending from a first inner surface of the through opening and an inner land extending between a second inner surface of the through opening and a plate outer surface that is between opposite longitudinal ends of the plate, the rocker member having a height dimension and a width dimension, wherein the ratio of the rocker member width to the plate thickness is between 0.8 and 1.2.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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