Tsubakimoto Chain Company

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Yasushi Nagai

Katsuo Doi

Takanori Funabashi

Seiji Kitagawa

Takechio Jouroku

In a roller chain in which a plurality of rolling bodies is disposed between a roller and a bushing, between a bushing and a pin, or between a roller and a pin, the rolling bodies include at least one carbon-impregnated ceramic rolling body, or at least one carbon-coated steel rolling body. Preferably, the carbon-impregnated or carbon-coated rolling bodies are disposed in an alternating configuration with steel rolling bodies.

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Osaka, Japan

Yasushi Nagai