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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/05 (2006.01); F16H 7/18 (2006.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/05 (2013.01); F16H 7/06 (2013.01); F16H 7/18 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0872 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0874 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0893 (2013.01); F16H 2007/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a chain drive system that can reduce sliding resistance between a chain and a guide shoe, minimize increase of sliding resistance over time, and reduce production cost. Provided is a chain drive systemincluding a plurality of sprocketsandover which a chainpasses over, and one or more guidesandthat guide the chain. The guidesandinclude integral or separate guide shoesandeach having a chain running surface. The chain running surfaces include, in part thereof, a lubricated areawhere a solid lubricant P is held.