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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, NY (US);
Inventors:
Timothy K. White, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Robert Mario Mariuz, Penfield, NY (US);
Bruce Alan Churchill, Groton, NY (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 13/02 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01); F16H 9/24 (2006.01); F16G 5/18 (2006.01); B21L 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0006 (2013.01); F16G 5/18 (2013.01); F16H 9/24 (2013.01); B21L 9/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A random pattern chain assembly of the present invention improves noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) performance of a silent or inverted tooth chain. The chain assembly preferably uses at least three different link types arranged in a known pattern. The pattern is arranged such that the first link type is never adjacent the third link type, in that there is always a second link type between the first link type and the third link type.