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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Charles Skurka, Brooktondale, NY (US);
Steven Harold Manning, Berkshire, NY (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 1/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 1/304 ;
Abstract
An inwardly cambered rocker joint for a power transmission chain is disclosed. The rocker joint includes a straight pin that defines a rocking surface and engages a first chain link. The rocker joint also includes an inwardly cambered rocker that engages a second chain link and that defines a rocking surface that contacts the pin rocking surface near the ends of the rocker. The inwardly cambered rocker joint provides a stiff joint that reduces tight strand resonance and chain wash.