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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Mizusawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/253 (2006.01); B62D 55/12 (2006.01); F16H 55/08 (2006.01); F16H 55/17 (2006.01); B62D 55/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/253 (2013.01); B62D 55/12 (2013.01); B62D 55/244 (2013.01); F16H 55/08 (2013.01); F16H 55/17 (2013.01); F16H 55/171 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sprocket () is capable of engaging with engaging portions () on an elastic endless belt (). On a tooth face (F) of a tooth () of the sprocket (), a portion of a tooth base on at least one side of a center line (O) of the tooth () is a tooth base surface (), and the tooth base surface () is inclined relative to the center line (O) of the tooth () at an angle (A) in a range of 0° or greater to 7.5° or less so as to approach the center line (O) of the tooth () towards a tooth tip surface ().