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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Naoto Kozuki, Sagamihara, JA;
Assignee:
Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd., Tokyo, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
305 57 ; 7424 / ;
Abstract
An improved noise reduction device for a chain drive mechanism is disclosed having a rotatable sprocket with a plurality of peripheral teeth thereon, a chain having a plurality of pivotally coupled links arranged in opposite pairs and a plurality of teeth engaging members trained around the sprocket wherein the device includes a plurality of curved plate springs mounted on the opposite sides of the sprocket for resiliently making sequential radial outward engagement with the chain and for reducing the contact noise between the teeth engaging members and the sprocket teeth. Such device is particularly adaptable to the chain drive mechanism of a track-type tractor.