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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Toshitaka Ogo, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Toyonaga Saitoh, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a silent chain transmission, a silent chain composed of uniform link plates meshes with a sprocket having two or three kinds of teeth randomly distributed around its circumference. The teeth have a common tooth gap bottom diameter, and a uniform angular spacing, but have different heights and different tooth forms.