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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2005
Anton Simonov, Bühl, DE;
Martin Vornehm, Bühl, DE;
Andreas Triller, Bühl, DE;
Marcus Junig, Bühlertal, DE;
Olga Ispolatova, Bühl, DE;
Anton Simonov, Bühl, DE;
Martin Vornehm, Bühl, DE;
Andreas Triller, Bühl, DE;
Marcus Junig, Bühlertal, DE;
Olga Ispolatova, Bühl, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. The chain includes a plurality of link plates articulatingly connected with each other by rocker members. The rocker members extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain. The chain includes curved contact surfaces formed on the rocker members and on the link plates, along which the rocker members and link plates are in contact with each other to transmit force. The respective contact surfaces have a width that extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain, and when considered in a side view running transversely to the width and in the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain, they have an arc length. The contact surfaces have at least three regions along the arc length with different curvatures.