CN1750984A - Conveyor chain - Google Patents
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A section of chain for conveying product along a material handling system includes a pin connecting a center link between two side links. The pin may have a sleeve portion around and at least partially along the shaft portion of the pin. The sleeve portion may engage a center link of the section of chain and may be movable relative to the shaft portion. The sleeve portion may comprise a polymeric material. The sleeve portion may be molded over an I-pin or the like, or may be slid or pressed onto a stud-ended pin or bolt or the like. The pin may include a generally spherical-shaped ball member or portion on the shaft portion to enhance flexibility of the section of chain. The pin may be dialable or selectably positioned at the side links to control and adjust the wear surface of the pin relative to the chain links.
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Technical field
Present invention relates in general to the chain of transmission system, but in particular to allowing between center chain and a pair of side chain around the bolt chain or the pin chain of pivoting action by the axis that limits from the bolt that wherein extends or pin.
Background technology
The chain that is used for power transmission or material handling system is such as being used for along the chain of a plurality of rollers of path movement in processing plant, warehouse etc. etc. in the bending when predefined paths transmits of described chain.When described chain transmitted along the path of hope, described chain may be out of shape changeing along described pathway side and/or upwards or be bent downwardly, and the chain link of chain may be relative to selling or bolt moves, and described pin or bolt limit the joint of chain.The relative motion of chain link and pin or bolt causes the wearing and tearing on the parts, and finally causes the inefficacy of chain and/or pin or bolt.If wearing and tearing may increase when the friction between described pin and the chain link increased, such as lack lubricated situation owing to the rough surface (such as Vehicle Processing groove, scratch etc.) of one or more parts and/or on parts.
Under specific situation, chain may must have an inclination from level, described angle of inclination be on the horizontal surface or under about 45-60 degree.The steeper like this combination (binding) that is tilted in their flexings or may causes chain link plate during along curved.Being well known that provides a kind of I pin chain, and described I pin chain has the side chain joint that is formed on described chain and the ball on the forging I pin between the center link.The I pin can forge at the core of pin has ball or sphere, and center link can be changeed around the ball-pivot between the side chain joint pivotly like this.I sells the side chain joint and the center link of relative chain and fixes, and described chain is known as " rivetless chain bar ".It is extra flexible that described ball can provide in described chain, but in chain link relative center link wearing and tearing when described pin moves.
Therefore, this area needs a kind of chain of improvement, and described chain overcomes above-mentioned defective of the prior art.
Summary of the invention
The invention is intended to provide the relative motion flexible and that between chain link and pin, improve of the improvement of chain link, reduce simultaneously or control wearing and tearing on the chain or the abrasive effect on the control chain part.
According to an aspect of the present invention, be used for chain link is linked together to be defined for along the pin of the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product, the opposed end that comprises at least one chain link that is used to cooperate portion of chain, the axial region that between opposed end, extends and around and the sleeve part to small part along described axial region.Described sleeve part is arranged on the described axial region, thereby when described opposed end engages with at least one chain link of portion of chain, engages with another chain link of portion of chain.Described sleeve part can be moved with respect to shaft portion.
A kind of form of sleeve part comprises and is generally sphere or annular element that it is settled along the axial region center usually.The sleeve part can comprise separator portion at an end or the two ends of annular element.The axial region of pin can comprise and is generally cylinder or can has formation sphere or ball or circular portion thereon.In other a kind of form, axial region can comprise the axial region that is generally cylinder, and the sleeve part can comprise and is generally columniform sleeve part.
The sleeve part can comprise polymeric material.The sleeve part can be molded on the shaft portion of pin, described pin can be I pin or bolt pin etc., perhaps when connecting element when the connecting element end of pin removes, can slide or removable arrangement on the axial region of bolt pin or stud bolt type pin in described sleeve part.
Alternatively, the sleeve part can comprise low-friction coefficient coating on the inside face of sleeve part, described sleeve part engages with axial region slidably, and perhaps the sleeve part can comprise low-friction coefficient coating on the outside face of the sleeve part that engages other chain link.
According to a further aspect of the invention, be used for comprising first chain link, at least one second chain link and pin that described second chain link has the hole of green phase opposite end along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product.Second chain link comprises the sunk area around described hole at least a portion.Described pin with first links cross with described pin insert each hole in second chain link neutralize in first chain link opening and be connected to second chain link.Described pin has at least one head and axial region, and head limits fitting surface.Sunk area rotatably holds the fitting surface of the head of described pin.Described fitting surface forms with convenient relative rotation therebetween with sunk area is corresponding.Portion of chain during along the transmission system transmission product described fitting surface engage with the sunk area of second chain link and relative second chain link rotatable.
Described hole can comprise the trough of belt opening, and described trough of belt opening has narrowed areas adjacent with sunk area and the larger diameter zone adjacent with narrowed areas.The head of described pin can insert in the larger diameter zone, and described axial region slidably arrives sunk area by narrowed areas, and the fitting surface of head engages with sunk area to keep described pin in described hole thus.
According to a further aspect of the invention, be used for comprising: have at least two chain links in hole of green phase opposite end and the pin that chain link is linked together by the hole of described pin being inserted chain link along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product.Described pin comprises opposed end and the axial region that extends between opposed end.Described pin selectively can be adjusted between at least three positions of relative chain link, to adjust the worn-out surface of the relative chain link of described axial region.Described pin is non-rotatable when chain link is in each at least three position relatively usually.
At least one end of described pin can limit at least three mating parts, be used for engaging alternatively the corresponding wall portion in the hole of at least one chain link, when in each described at least three position, described pin is by relative chain link is non-rotatable with at least some wall portions joints with at least some bonding parts thus.
According to a further aspect of the invention, a kind of method of friction surface of the pin that is used to adjust portion of chain, comprise: the portion of chain with at least two chain links is provided, and described chain link has by the hole of opposed end and the pin by described pin being inserted through the hole in the chain link and chain link being linked together.Described pin comprises opposed end and the axial region that extends between described opposed end.Described axial region limits friction surface, and described friction surface engages one of chain link at least.Chain link is non-rotatable usually relatively in one of at least two positions for described pin.In the time of in being in one of at least two positions, the described relatively chain link of described pin is non-rotatable.Described pin rotates to the another one position of at least two positions of relative chain link alternatively with the friction surface of the axial region of adjusting the relative chain link of described axial region.
Degree of wear on the pin can be monitored, and described pin rotates alternatively with the wearing and tearing on the friction surface of the pin of restriction or corresponding two positions of control at least.Described pin can be labeled with which the selected and use in two positions of indication at least.
According to a further aspect of the invention, be used for comprising at least two chain links and the pin that is used for chain link is linked together along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product.At least one of chain link limits the pin joint zone.Described pin joint area limiting first worn-out surface.Described pin has opposed end and axial region and limits second worn-out surface.One of at least the first and second worn-out surfaces comprise polymeric material.
At least one has low-friction coefficient coating thereon in pin joint zone and the pin.Described coating can comprise diamond shaped coating on one of at least at first and second worn-out surfaces.
According to a further aspect of the invention, be used for comprising at least two chain links and the pin that is used for chain link is linked together along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product.At least one chain link limits the pin joint zone.Described pin joint area limiting first worn-out surface.Described pin has opposed end and axial region and limits second worn-out surface.First and second worn-out surfaces comprise one of at least replaceable worn-out surface, and replaceable thus worn-out surface is the removable and/or removable replacement with convenient replaceable worn-out surface of self-marketing from least one chain link.
Replaceable worn-out surface can comprise polymeric material.Replaceable worn-out surface can comprise the sleeve of the axial region arrangement that can center on pin.Described sleeve can comprise endless member.Described replaceable worn-out surface can have embolus on the end of at least one chain link, embolus cooperates with the axial region of pin thus.Described pin joint zone and/or described pin can have lower friction coefficient coating on first and/or second worn-out surface, such as special teflon coating and diamond shaped coating.
According to a further aspect of the invention, be used to connect and keep the pin of at least two chain links of portion of chain to comprise axial region and replaceable worn-out surface parts, it is settled removedly around the part of axial region at least.Described portion of chain is removable with along the transmission system transmission product.Replaceable worn-out surface can remove with the conveniently replacement of removable worn-out surface from pin.
Described pin can comprise at least one fixed part in the end of at least one pin, is used for holding connecting element thereon to keep described pin at chain link.When connecting element removed from it, on fixed part, replaceable worn-out surface was by from axial region replaceable worn-out surface being slid off and slide on the axial region and can remove and replace.Replaceable worn-out surface can comprise endless member or common cylindrical member etc.Replaceable worn-out surface can comprise metal or polymeric material and can plate with low-friction coefficient material or coating.
According to a further aspect of the invention, the I pin that is used for chain comprises relative head and axial region.Single polymer sleeve can center on the removable arrangement of at least a portion of the axial region of I pin.Polymer sleeve can or be slided around the axial region rotation.
Sleeve can be molded on the axial region and can freely disconnect after it is molded, and can rotate freely around the axial region of I pin like this.Sleeve comprises single polymer components on the axial region of I pin, be used for engaging with the center link and/or the side chain joint of chain.Described sleeve can form by lasting polymeric material is molded.
Alternatively, the axial region of I pin can have smooth outside face and fluffs or break away to make things convenient for sleeve to center on axial region.Can be formed between sleeve and pin and/or sleeve and the chain link than low coefficient of friction surfaces or material.
In one form, polymer sleeve can be molded as spherical form and be generally spherical or annular spherical parts to provide on the axial region of pin.In other form, the axial region of pin can comprise spherical parts, and sleeve can be molded on the spherical parts of pin like this.In another form, sleeve can be for being molded in the cylindrical sleeve on the axial region that is generally columniform pin.
According to a further aspect of the invention, the method that is used to form the I pin comprises: form the pin with axial region, and polymer sleeve partly is formed on the axial region of I pin.The sleeve part can be cylindrical sleeve part or can be the spherical parts that is molded into usually on the axial region of pin.The sleeve part can break away from the axial region of pin, and the sleeve part can be placed in removable or slip on the axial region like this.
Therefore, the invention provides a kind of pin parts or pin, it can provide the flexible and wear-out life of improvement to portion of chain.Described pin can have around the displaceable sleeve of the axial region of pin part with reduce on the pin and the chain link of portion of chain on friction and wear.Described pin can comprise spherical parts or annular element on the axial region of pin, center link can comprise the recessed engagement surfaces that is used to engage spherical parts, to improve the flexible of portion of chain.The present invention can provide rotatable pin, is used for rotating within chain link along transmission path with when crooked at chain.Alternatively, described chain is can rotating alternatively or rotate between two or more fixing usually orientations of chain link, with the life cycle of wearing and tearing on the control pin and raising pin.Alternatively, described pin or one or more chain link can have the worn-out surface that comprises polymeric material, and it is used to reduce the friction between described pin and the chain link.The polymer worn-out surface can be the polymer sleeve part that the embolus of center link end or the axial region that can center on pin are molded or settle.Described pin can comprise I pin type chain pin, screw bolt-type chain pin or double end stud bolt type chain pin, and can comprise that at axial region common spherical spherical parts or annular element are to improve the flexible of portion of chain.Alternatively, described pin and/or chain link can have replaceable worn-out surface parts making things convenient for the replacement of worn-out surface, and need not replace whole pin and/or chain link.
These and other target of the present invention, advantage and feature will be apparent what become from specification sheets of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is that it has double end stud bolt type pin according to the decomposition diagram of sphere of the present invention and cover joint bolt chain or portion of chain;
Fig. 2 is the top plan view of the portion of chain of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Fig. 1 and 2;
Fig. 4 is according to the other sphere of the present invention and the decomposition diagram of cover joint bolt portion of chain;
Fig. 5 is the top plan view of the portion of chain of Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is the lateral plan and the part lateral plan of the portion of chain of Figure 4 and 5;
Fig. 7 is according to the other sphere of the present invention and the top plan view of cover joint bolt portion of chain;
Fig. 8 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is according to the other sphere of the present invention and the decomposition diagram of cover joint part;
Figure 10 is the sphere and the cover joint lateral plan and the cutaway drawing partly of the chain of Fig. 9;
Figure 11 is side chain joint an other sphere that is removed and a transparent view that overlaps joint bolt portion of chain according to the present invention;
Figure 12 is the top plan view of the portion of chain of Figure 11;
Figure 13 is lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of Figure 11 of having shown two side chain joints, 12 portion of chain;
Figure 14 is the top plan view of the rotatable other bolt portion of chain of the relative chain link of bolt pin;
Figure 15 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Figure 14;
Figure 16 is that pin rotatably holds by chain link according to the transparent view of the ball of chain of the present invention and cover joint I pin part, and a side chain joint is removed to show the other details of pin;
Figure 17 is the top plan view of the portion of chain of Figure 16;
Figure 18 is Figure 16,17 lateral plan and cutaway drawing, and has shown two side chains joints;
Figure 19 is that I sells the top plan view that the rotatable other I of relative chain link sells portion of chain;
Figure 20 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Figure 19;
Figure 21 is that pin non-rotatably is placed on the chain link alternatively, and has shown that removing a side chain saves to show the other details of described pin according to the other ball of the present invention and the transparent view of cover joint I pin portion of chain;
Figure 22 is the top plan view of the portion of chain of Figure 21;
Figure 23 is that other ball and the cover that pin non-rotatably is placed on the chain link alternatively saves the transparent view that I sells portion of chain, and side chain joint is removed to show the other details of pin;
Figure 24 has shown the top plan view of the portion of chain of Figure 23;
Figure 25 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of Figure 23,24 portion of chain, has shown two side chains joints;
Figure 26 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Figure 23-25, and pin has cylindrical axial region usually;
Figure 27 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Figure 26;
Figure 28 is the transparent view of the other portion of chain similar to the portion of chain of Figure 23-27, and bolt pin non-rotatably is placed on the portion of chain, has shown that a side chain bar is removed to show the other details of bolt pin;
Figure 29 is the top plan view of the portion of chain of Figure 28;
Figure 30 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of Figure 28,29 portion of chain;
Figure 31 is the top plan view of the other portion of chain similar to the portion of chain of Figure 28-30, and bolt pin has common cylindric axial region;
Figure 32 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Figure 31;
Figure 33 is that spherical parts is around molded the forming of axial region of pin according to the decomposition diagram of ball of the present invention and cover pitch chain bar part;
Figure 34 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain of Figure 33;
Figure 35 is according to the other ball of the present invention and the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of cover pitch chain bar part;
Figure 36 is lateral plan and the cutaway drawing according to other ball according to the present invention and cover pitch chain bar part, and sleeve is around the axial region of pin and spherical parts is molded forms;
Figure 37 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain according to the present invention, is generally columned sleeve and is molded on the cylindric axial region of being generally of pin;
Figure 38 is according to the center link of other portion of chain of the present invention and the transparent view of pin, and each end of center link has the plastics embolus;
Figure 39 is the lateral plan and the cutaway drawing of the portion of chain other according to the present invention, and each end of center link has the plastics embolus, and spherical parts is formed on the axle of pin; And
Figure 40 is lateral plan and the cutaway drawing according to other portion of chain of the present invention, and each end of center link forms the depression or the axle that narrows down by round plastic embolus and pin.
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Describe referring now to accompanying drawing and to embodiment, be used for comprising a pair of side chain joint 12a, 12b and center link 14 (Fig. 1-3) along portion of chain 10 such as the transmission system transmission product of material processed or disposal system etc.Center link 14 remains between side chain joint 12a, the 12b by a double end stud bolt or stud bolt type pin 16, described pin 16 extends by the opening 13 among the central area 14a of center link 14 and each side chain joint 12a, the 12b, and remains on wherein by cooresponding connecting element or nut 18.Stud bolt 16 comprises the mid point of the axial region 16a that is placed in stud bolt 16 usually and the spherical or annular spherical parts 20 on the zone line.Chain 10 comprises a plurality of connections that link together with continuous annular around transmission system, as known technology.For making illustrative ease, only shown one group or the connection of a part of chain, other chain connects basic identical.
Stud bolt 16 comprises center or axial region 16a and a pair of relative threaded portion or fastener part or end 16b.Threaded portion 16b diameter is narrower than axial region 16a, and the end of core 16a has the abutment surface 16c of relative fixed part 18 or is used for saving the inside side of 12a, 12b to keep the space between the side chain joint when chain is assembled in abutting connection with each side chain when fastener is fixed to stud bolt 16 like this.Stud bolt 16 can comprise metallic material, and for example steel, corrosion-resistant steel or iron etc. are to usefulness conventional post hook bolts such as material handling systems or sell similar.
It is integrally formed or can pressure fitted etc. be fixed to axial region 16a to keep the position of spherical parts 20 in the zone line of stud bolt 16 that spherical parts 20 can be used as the part of stud bolt 16.But the axial region 16a that spherical parts 20 also can loosely be fixed to stud bolt 16 goes up and allows along stud bolt 16 slips or around stud bolt 16 rotations, and does not influence scope of the present invention.Spherical parts 20 can comprise metallic material or plastics or polymeric material.Center link 14 normally elliptical shape or prolong annular and each end comprises in circle or recessed cooperation or composition surface 14b (Fig. 2,3) be used for engaging therein and partly hold spherical parts 20 with chain when transmission path moves in spherical parts 20 maintenance center link 14.
Referring now to Fig. 4-6, chain or portion of chain 110 comprise a pair of side chain joint 112a, 112b and a center link 114.Center link 114 remains between the corresponding end of side chain joint 112a, 112b by bolt or the bolt pin 116 that extends by corresponding opening 113 and the central area 114a by center link 114.Bolt 116 comprises axial region 116a, threaded section or end 116b, and described part 116b screw thread thereon holds nut 118 so that chain link is kept together, and head or head 116c from the opposed end of thread head 116b.Bolt 116 also comprises the spherical parts 120 that is generally spherical or is generally annular, and described parts 120 may slide on the axial region 116a of bolt 116.Similar to center link 14, the prolongation ring that center link 114 normally has circle or a sunk surface 114b at each end is used for engaging and part is held spherical parts 120 therein to keep center link 114 on spherical parts 120.
Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 7,8, chain or portion of chain 110 ' comprise side chain joint 112a, 112b and a center link 114.Center link 114 remains on side chain by extend bolt by corresponding opening 113 and the central area 114a by center link 114 or bolt pin 116 ' and saves between the corresponding end of 112a, 112b.Bolt 116 comprises axial region 116a ', threaded section or end 116b ', and described part 116b ' screw thread thereon holds nut 118 ' so that chain link is kept together, and head or head 116c ' from the opposed end of thread head 116b '.Bolt 116 ' also comprises sleeve part or disconnector-ball-separator assembly or parts or part 119 (Fig. 8), and described part 119 can comprise and is generally spherical or is generally the spherical parts 120 ' of annular and is placed in cylinder disconnector or sleeve 121 on the relative side of spherical parts 120 ' usually.As mentioned above, the center link 114 prolongation ring that normally has circle or a sunk surface 114b at each end is used for dividing in the middle and holds spherical parts 120 ' and keep center link 114 to go up at spherical parts 120 '.
Such disconnector-ball-cyclone separator arrangement helps to keep spherical parts in the central area of the axle of pin, and this allows spherical parts to rotate freely motion around axle.This also helps spherical parts is kept alignment in depression 114b when center link 114 chains are crooked and mobile along its transmission path.Disconnector-ball-cyclone separator arrangement also provides to be replaced the low cost of the wearing part of pin, because disconnector-ball-separator assembly can be replaced under the situation of not replacing whole pin.This can provide extra cost savings, especially in pin can the application by corrosion-resistant steel or other expensive material manufacture, alternative costs in these are used than higher.
Referring now to Fig. 9 and 10, chain or portion of chain 110 ' comprise 215,212 and center link 214 of a pair of side chain joint.Center link 214 remains on side chain by threaded or bolt pin 216 and saves between 215,212, and described bolt pin 216 extends and keeps therein by the central area 214a of center link 214 with by opening 213 extensions in opening 215a in the side chain joint 215 and the side chain joint 212 and by cooresponding connecting element or nut 218.Threaded pin 216 comprises the spherical or annular spherical parts 220 of the mid point that is placed in threaded pin 216 usually or zone line.Similar to chain 10, chain 210 comprises around be connected to each other with ring-shaped continuous together a plurality of connections of transmission system, in known technology.For the comfort feature of explanation, to have only one group of chain to connect and be shown and describe herein, connection in addition is basic identical.
Threaded pin 216 comprises core or shaft portion 216b at the end of axle 216a, comprises head or head part 216c at an other end.Threaded section 216b has than core or the narrower diameter of axle 216a, the end of axle 216a is used for the abutment surface 216d of relative fixed part or nut 218 adjacency or is used for the inboard adjacency of opposite side chain link 212 when described nut is fixed on the threaded pin 216 like this, to keep the space between side chain saves when described chain is assembled.
As shown in Fig. 9,10, a 216c of threaded pin 216 is the head of common rectangular shape, and head 216c outwards extends from end side direction in relative direction of axle 216a like this.Side chain joint 215 comprises a pair of trough of belt opening 215a, and it can adjust size to hold head 216c, to make things convenient for the consolidation of chain link when head rotates about 90 degree from orientation shown in Figure 9.Alternatively, side chain joint 215 can be included in side chain and save 212 similar annular opening or passages, because threaded section 216b and axle 216a can insert in such hole or the opening with the assembling portion of chain.Side chain joint 215 comprises that at each end of the head 216c of threaded pin 216 sunk area or bag 215b are to settle when portion of chain is assembled.Sunk area 215b limits by the protruding end 215c and the inside part 215d that raises, and described part 215d engages the rotation with basic eliminating pin opposite flank and center link in the side of head 216c.
Similar with 120 to chain 10 respectively with 110 spherical parts 20, the spherical parts of chain 210 220 allow center link 214 along spherical parts 220 by the slide joint of sunk surface 214b pivoting action.This to chain 210 provide bigger flexible and allow chain on transmission path by more sharp-pointed vertical curve, and not in conjunction with the joint of chain link or chain.Chain 210 provides does not so partly have rivet-half bolt pin, and it can turn more sharp-pointed vertical turn and/or turn circle around different axles.Spherical parts and the corresponding sunk surface that forms so can distributed loads on constant skin area, reduce or eliminate stress substantially concentrated, when conventional chains by vertical bank or slope described stress concentration typically takes place with the joint when continuous.Spherical parts and sunk surface connect and also can be used in distributed load between chain link and stud bolt or pin on the skin area bigger than conventional chains.This reduced the wearing and tearing on bolt and the chain link and need still less maintenance and to chain and the life cycle of Yan Gengda.
Although shown head with rectangular shape, threaded pin of the present invention can have rounded nose (not being presented in Fig. 9 and 10), described rounded nose can be placed in usually on the side chain joint of flat or depression, allow the rotation of threaded pin opposite side and center link thus, and do not influence scope of the present invention.
Referring now to Figure 11-13, chain or portion of chain 310 comprise 315,312 and center link 314 of a pair of side chain joint.Center link 314 remains on side chain by threaded or bolt pin 316 and saves between 315,312, and described bolt pin 316 extends and keeps therein by the central area 314a of center link 314 with by opening 313 extensions in opening 315a in the side chain joint 315 and the side chain joint 312 and by cooresponding connecting element or nut 318.Threaded pin 316 comprises the spherical or annular spherical parts 320 of the mid point that is placed in threaded pin 316 usually or zone line.Similar in chain 10, chain 310 comprises around be connected to each other with ring-shaped continuous together a plurality of connections of transmission system, in known technology.For the comfort feature of explanation, to have only one group of chain to connect and be shown and describe herein, connection in addition is basic identical.
Threaded pin 316 comprises core or shaft portion 316a, threaded section or end 316b at the end of axial region 316a, has head 316c at the other end of shaft portion 316a.Threaded section 316b has the diameter narrower than axial region 316a, like this end of axial region 316a connecting element be secured on the threaded pin 316 or the inboard that is used for opposite side chain link 312 in abutting connection with the time be provided for abutment surface 316d in abutting connection with connecting element or nut 318 when chain is assembled, between the side chain joint, to keep the space.Head 316c can comprise that hexagon-head etc. is used for conveniently preventing the bolt rotation, and connecting element 318 is fixed on it simultaneously.
As seen, the head 316c of threaded pin 316 is rounded nose normally from Figure 11-13.Side chain joint 315 comprises a pair of trough of belt opening 315a, described trough of belt opening 315a comprises bigger to inner opening 315b, its size can be adjusted to hold head 316c by it, to make things convenient for the consolidation of chain link, and the outside opening 315c of minor diameter more, described outside opening 315c is littler of to keep head 316c therein than the diameter of head 316c.Littler opening 315c limits the trough of belt zone that narrows down adjacent to bigger opening 315b, to allow axial region 316a to slide along the trough of belt zone to settle head 316c at littler outside opening 315c, head 316c remains among the littler opening 315c thus, following discussion like that.Alternatively, side chain joint 315 can comprise to side chain and save 312 similar annular opening or passages, because threaded section 316b and axial region 316a can insert such hole or opening with the assembling portion of chain.
And side chain joint 315 centers on littler opening 315c in each end to small part and comprises that a sunk area or a bag 315d are used for being used to settle at each end the head 316c of threaded pin 316 when chain is assembled.The bottom of head 316c or fitting surface (Figure 13) are preferably crooked or circular, and sunk area 315d is formed to connect uniformly usually between fitting surface 316d that head 316c is provided and the sunk area 315d and to cooperate by correspondence simultaneously.Corresponding fitting surface that forms and sunk area make and can steadily rotate substantially between described pin 316 and the chain link 315, like this strap bolt pin 316 can opposite side chain link 315,312 and center link 314 rotate freely during at chain along its transmission path.
Similar with chain to above-mentioned spherical parts, the spherical parts of chain 310 320 allows center link 314 to reduce pivoting action by sunk surface 314b along the slide joint of spherical parts 320.This to chain 310 provide bigger flexible and allow chain in transmission path by more sharp-pointed vertical curve and not in conjunction with the chain link or the joint of chain.Chain 310 provides does not so partly have rivet-half bolt pin, and it can turn more sharp-pointed vertical turn and/or turn circle around different axles.Spherical parts and the corresponding sunk surface that forms so can distributed loads on constant skin area, reduce or eliminate stress substantially concentrated, when conventional chains by vertical bank or slope described stress concentration typically takes place with the joint when continuous.Spherical parts and sunk surface connect and also can be used in distributed load between chain link and stud bolt or pin on the skin area bigger than conventional chains.This reduced the wearing and tearing on bolt and the chain link and need still less maintenance and to chain and the life cycle of Yan Gengda.
The axle 316a that spherical parts 320 can loosely slides into threaded pin 316 goes up and is allowed to slide and rotation along axle 316a, perhaps can pressure fitted or the basic 316a of axle relatively fix, and do not influence scope of the present invention.Alternatively, spherical parts 320 can slide on the axial region 316a by loosely, and can comprise along and keep spherical parts 320 around the hollow disconnector ring or the sleeve (in 321 shown like that) of axial region 316a on one of spherical parts 320 or both sides with central area such as Figure 13 at the axial region 316a of pin 316.Disconnector-ball-cyclone separator arrangement or assembly can form single part or can the time separating component (two disconnectors and a spherical parts spare) that on axial region 316a, slides, and do not influence scope of the present invention.By with disconnector-ball-cyclone separator arrangement as single structure, the assembling of bolt and the maintenance of worn-out surface/spherical parts spare or replacement (if desired) can be simplified substantially.
As for bolt pin 116 ' as mentioned above, such disconnector-ball-cyclone separator arrangement helps to keep spherical parts in the central area of the axle of pin, allows spherical parts to center on described axle simultaneously and reduces to rotate freely motion.This helps to allow spherical parts and depression 314b align in center link 314 when chain is crooked and mobile along its transmission path.Disconnector-ball-cyclone separator arrangement also provides lower-cost replacement to the wearing part of pin, because disconnector-ball-separator assembly can reduce to replace under the situation of not replacing whole pin.Nut can be removed, disconnector-ball-cyclone separator arrangement (preferably single structure) bolt that can slip away, and under the situation of not replacing whole bolt pin, replace, provide new worn-out surface (new spherical parts) to bolt pin thus.This can provide significant cost savings, especially in pin can the application by corrosion-resistant steel or other expensive material manufacture, alternative costs in these are used than higher.
With reference to Figure 14 and 15, chain or portion of chain 310 ' comprise 315,312 and center link 314 ' of a pair of side chain joint.Center link 314 ' remains on side chain by threaded or bolt pin 316 ' and saves between 315,312, and described bolt pin 316 ' extends and keeps therein by the central area 314a ' of center link 314 ' with by opening 313 extensions in opening 315a in the side chain joint 315 and the side chain joint 312 and by cooresponding connecting element or nut 318.Threaded pin 316 ' comprises common cylindrical axial region 316a ', and center link 314 ' comprises non-sunk surface 314b ' flat or crooked, that be used to cooperate axial region 316a ' usually simultaneously.Chain 310 ' can be similar substantially to chain 310, as mentioned above, just do not repeat to go through so herein.Head 316c ' can comprise bending or circular fitting surface 316d ', and side chain joint 315 can be included in the fitting surface 315d that the correspondence on the littler trough of belt opening 315c forms simultaneously, as mentioned above, and with the smooth rotation of convenient pin 316 ' relative chain link.Alternatively, threaded pin 316 ' can comprise the cylindrical sleeve part (demonstration in Figure 14 and 15) that forms or center on axial region 316a ' and settle, as mentioned above.
In addition, can further predict cup head pin can be provided with round end and on the axial region between head or the head spherical parts is set at each end of pin.Head in can the inserting side chain link the amplification circular open and outwards slide into the opening that narrows down towards the end of side chain joint.The opening that narrows down has been got rid of round end substantially and has been moved therein, and offside chain link and the pin maintenance side chain of going like this saves.The side chain joint can comprise that the sunk area that centers on the opening that narrows down is to hold the longitudinal movement of round end with the amplification opening of basic eliminating pin opposite side chain link in the side chain joint therein.Like this, described pin is allowed to the rotation of opposite side chain link and center link, allows bigger flexible and than the wearing and tearing of gimmal simultaneously.
For example, with reference to Figure 16-18, chain or portion of chain 110 comprise a pair of side chain joint 412a, 412b and a center link 414.Center link 414 remains between the corresponding end of side chain joint 412a, 412b by bolt or the bolt pin 416 that extends by corresponding opening 413 and the central area 414a by center link 414.Opening 413 comprises bigger inwardly common circular open 413a and littler outwards circular usually groove or opening 413b.It is littler and bigger than the more small end opening 413b among each side chain joint 412a and the 412b than bigger opening 413a that each sells 416 head 416c, and will sell 416 and remain to side chain and save 412a, 412b and center link 414.Pin 416 comprises common sphere or annular spherical parts 420, and it is placed in mid point or the zone line of the axial region 416b of pin 416.Center link 414 can be similar to the center link of above-mentioned discussion substantially and can comprise be generally oval or each end has in the prolongation ring of circle or sunk surface 414b be used for part hold therein spherical parts 420 with chain when transmission path moves in spherical parts 420 maintenance center link 414.Similar to chain 10, chain 410 comprises a plurality of connections that link together with continuous annular around transmission system, as in the known technology.Easy for what illustrate, have only the part of chain or one group of connection to be shown and explanation herein, the other part of bonded assembly or other one group of connection are basic identical.
As seen, each side chain joint 412a, 412b comprise a pair of trough of belt opening 413 from Figure 16,17, and described trough of belt opening 413 sizes can be adjusted to hold a 416c by bigger to inner opening 413a, to make things convenient for the consolidation of chain.In case insert opening 413a, pin 416 and head 416c can outwards move up to axial region 416a for water jacket or opening 413b in.Head 416c can be placed in the bent recess part 413c on the outer at least opening 413b then, sell like this 416 and side chain joint 412a, 412b and center link 414 be fixed together usually.Corresponding head and the even cooperation between the side chain joint and pulsation-free rotation usually that forms with convenient pin of the common fitting surface 416d of bent recess part or regional 413c with head 416c.Because the fitting surface 416d of sunk part 413c and head 416c is normally circular and corresponding formation, pin 416 is allowed in chain opposite side chain link 412a, 412b rotation when its transmission path moves, with rectangular distribution wearing and tearing on pin 416 substantially, extended like this and sold life-span of 416.
Similar to other spherical parts of above-mentioned discussion, the spherical parts 420 of chain 410 passes through to allow along the bearing fit of the sunk surface 414b of spherical parts 420 pivoting action of center link 414.This to chain 410 provide bigger flexible and allow chain on transmission path by a more sharp-pointed vertical curve, and not in conjunction with the joint of chain link or chain.Chain 410 provides like this by more sharp-pointed vertical turn and/or around the pin of different axles by circle.Spherical parts and the corresponding sunk surface that forms so can distributed loads on constant skin area, reduce or eliminate stress substantially concentrated, when conventional chains by vertical bank or slope described stress concentration typically takes place with the joint when continuous.Spherical parts and sunk surface connect and also can be used in distributed load between chain link and pin on the skin area bigger than conventional chains.This reduced the wearing and tearing on bolt and the chain link and need still less maintenance and to chain and the life cycle of Yan Gengda.
Referring now to Figure 19 and 20, chain or portion of chain 410 ' comprise a pair of side chain joint 412a, 412b and a center link 414 '.Center link 414 ' remains between side chain joint 412a, the 412b by the central area 414a ' of center link 414 ' and the swivel pin 416 ' that extends by the opening 413 among each side chain joint 412a, 412b by extending.Pin 416 ' comprises cylinder axial region 416a ', and center link 414 ' comprises flat or non-sunk surface 414b ' usually simultaneously, is used to cooperate axial region 416a '.The head 416c ' of pin 416 ' comprises common circle and common circular fitting surface 416d ', and side chain joint 412a, 412b comprise that corresponding sunk area that forms or mating surfaces 413c are used to cooperate fitting surface 416d ' with the smooth rotation between convenient pin 416 ' and side chain joint 412a, the 412b simultaneously.Chain 410 ' can be similar to chain 410 substantially, as mentioned above, omits detailed discussion like this.Alternatively, pin 416 ' can comprise common formation or the cylindrical sleeve part (showing) of settling around axial region 416a ' in Figure 19 and 20, as mentioned above or as described below.
The head that it is also envisioned that the pin of portion of chain can be a non-circular shape, and the sunk part of one of side chain joint can be cooresponding non-circular shape at least, and head and pin can non-rotatably be fixed by the opposite side chain link like this.For example, the sunk area of head and side chain joint can be formed with two or more sides with to non-rotating joint is provided between head and the sunk area, allows head and bolt or pin manually to rotate to adjust or to change the worn-out surface cooperation of axle and spherical parts and center link simultaneously.For example, the pin of bolt pin or bolt part (axle and head) can ratchet be rotated or is rotated 60 degree or 90 degree or a certain amount of (according to the number of the side of head and sunk area) with new worn-out surface that axle and spherical parts are provided (cooperate the part of center link and wear and tear during crooked relative to each other and rotation at chain link).Of the present inventionly like this adjust and can stir pin design and provide the life-span to increase significantly pin, because spherical parts (perhaps disconnector-ball-separator assembly) can be replaced as required, and/or described pin can rotate alternatively to provide new worn-out surface as required, the whole life cycle of its can extend substantially pin or bolt pin.
About 60 or 90 or 120 degree etc. be crossed over or be covered to each worn-out surface can around described pin, described thus pin can rotate aequum as required so that six or four or three different worn-out surfaces or worn-out surface part to be provided around described pin, and the abrasion loss on each worn-out surface part of convenient like this control is controlled or the wearing in period amount.This is especially very useful in the application of (length of chain is fixing with very little dimension limit) when chain is accurate pitch design, and the undue wear in one or more pin can influence pitch, described pitch can cause described chain in conjunction with (if two such chains along extending each other, connect simultaneously or place some things) or negative effect chain or transport plane therebetween.The pin of such chain can be stirred or rotate then to provide new worn-out surface to each pin, effectively resets the original tolerance of described pin to them thus, so described chain is reset to the length of its original regulation.For example, each pin can be struck the second place or the 3rd position or any other position so that new worn-out surface is moved to abration position.In these cases, have only first pin or first group of pin can need to reset so that suitable adjustment to be provided.Alternatively, the degree of wear on pin or the axial region (perhaps worn-out surface) can be monitored or definite, and described pin can rotate alternatively with the wearing and tearing on the worn-out surface of limiting pin.It is also envisioned that each position on the head of pin or salient angle can be labeled or count to indicate which part worn-out surface selected or use.
For example, with reference to Figure 21 and 22, the opening 513b of pin 516 head 516c and side chain joint 512 can be non-circular, sells 516 like this and non-rotatably is placed in and the side chain joint 512 by chain or portion of chain 510.For example, head 516c can be sagging or have three or more sides or the non-circular shape of part 516e (three bendings and common equidimension side shown in Figure 21,22), the shape correspondence of sunk area 513c to be to hold head, the rotation that the fitting surface of the head 516c within the depression 513c in corresponding like this sunk area that forms or the side chain joint 512 has prevented to sell 516 opposite side chain links 512 substantially.For example, the sidewall at one or more side chain joint on the hole can be engaged in the rotation of the sidewall of cooresponding one or more side chain joint on the hole with basic eliminating pin opposite side chain link.Like this worn-out surface of axial region 516a and/or spherical parts 520 usually opposite side chain link 512 fix by the head 516c in the basic fixed depression 513c, the sunk surface 514b that has only the axle in a step and/or the relative center link 514 of spherical parts like this is in chain contact and wearing and tearing during along its transmission path.
When in each position (such as one in three positions at the embodiment shown in Figure 21 and 22, perhaps in six positions in the described embodiment of Figure 23-25, as described below, perhaps to one in any other number of the suitable position of such layout), described pin can chain link be non-rotatable relatively usually, and can between described position, optionally adjust worn-out surface with the relative chain link of axial region of adjusting pin, chain link provides the optional joint of worn-out surface part relatively thus.The specific abrasive surface that such layout allows to sell by wearing and tearing certain the time allows the wearing and tearing and the life cycle of the described pin of control and allows to control or manual or rotation alternatively from a worn-out surface to the other worn-out surface of pin of pin.Described pin of the present invention and side chain joint arranges the pin that can stir is provided, and described pin can be by hand or stirred alternatively or rotate to be provided new worn-out surface at first worn-out surface by opposite side chain link after the abundant wearing and tearing.Each the worn-out surface part of the pin during the convenient control of such structure is used or the time quantum of each worn-out surface.
Alternatively, with reference to Figure 23-25, the opening 513b ' of pin 516 ' head 516c ' and side chain joint 512 ' can be non-circular, sells 516 ' like this and non-rotatably is placed in and the side chain that passes through chain saves 512 ' or portion of chain 510 '.As shown in Figure 23-25, head 516c ' can be hexagonal configuration usually, and notch area 513c ' has got rid of the rotation of pin 516 ' opposite side chain link 512 ' in six positions substantially.The worn-out surface of axial region 516a ' and/or spherical parts 520 ' usually can the opposite side chain link 512 ' by fix at depression 513c ' internal fixation head 516c ' substantially, have only like this axle and/or spherical parts a part will chain during along its transmission path the sunk surface 514b of contact and relative center link 514 wear and tear.Worn-out surface can be adjusted or toggle it to the new orientation of the depression 513c ' of new surface to the opposite side chain link 512 ' by swivel pin 516 ' then, as mentioned above.
Alternatively,, chain or portion of chain 510 with reference to Figure 26-27 " can comprise pin 516 ", described pin 516 " can be included in common columniform axial region 516b " opposed end on shaping or protrusion or hexagonal configuration head 516c ".Center link 514 " comprise usually flat or crooked, non-sunk surface 514b ", be used to engage axial region 516b ".Pin 516 " and side chain save 512 ' can be similar to the pin 516 ' of above-mentioned discussion substantially, detailed like this.
Alternatively, with reference to Figure 28-30, chain or portion of chain 610 can comprise threaded pin or bolt 616, and it can comprise the head 616c of axial region 616a and at one end tangible or protruding or hexagonal configuration and the threaded section 616b (Figure 30) that is used to hold nut or threaded attaching parts etc. 618 in the opposite end.Head 616c can be contained in that correspondence among the side chain joint 612a forms or moulding depression 613c in, cylinder axial region 616a and/or threaded end 616b can extend by the opening 613 among the other side chain joint 612b of chain 610 usually simultaneously.Center link 614 can comprise the concave inner surface 614b that is used to cooperate the spherical parts of settling along the axial region 616a of pin 616 620.Spherical parts 620 can form the part of axial region 616a or can slide or form or be molded on the axial region 616a, pin 616 can be included in or along the common cylindrical sleeve part of axial region 616a, such as the sleeve of above-mentioned or following any kind.Chain 610 can be similar to the chain 510 of above-mentioned discussion substantially, like this detailed.
Alternatively, with reference to Figure 31-32, chain or portion of chain 610 ' can comprise threaded pin or bolt 616 ', and described pin or bolt 616 can comprise that axial region 616a ' and non-circular shape at one end or projection or hexagonal configuration head 616c ' and the threaded section 616b ' in the opposite end are used to hold nut or threaded attaching parts etc. 618.Head 616c ' can be contained in the correspondence formation or shaped depression 613c among the side chain joint 612a, and substantially cylindrical axial region 616a ' and/or threaded end 616b ' can extend by the opening 613 among the other side chain joint 612b of chain 610 ' simultaneously.Center link 614 ' can comprise that usually flat or non-concave inner surface 614b ' is used for the axial region 616a ' of double pointed nail 616 '.Alternatively, pin 616 ' can comprise common columned sleeve part, and along axial region 616a ', such as the type of above-mentioned or following sleeve part.Chain 610 ' can be similar to above-mentioned chain 610, like this detailed.
The latch structure of stirring of the present invention like this provides bigger life cycle to such chain and pin, because pin there is no need to replace when one or more pin wearing and tearing are fully measured.The design of such pin head and side chain joint can be used the pin with spherical parts etc. or have the pin that common columniform axial region do not have spherical parts and implement, and does not influence scope of the present invention.Equally; the pin notion of stirring like this is suitable for being applied on double end pin or single head or the bolt pin; the head protrusion of pin or non-circular shape or formation also engage with the depression of corresponding formation in one of side chain joint; can extend by the annular opening of other side chain joint and can fix by nut or other connecting element in the threaded end of while bolt pin, and do not influence protection scope of the present invention.
The spherical parts of center link of the present invention and/or sunk surface can comprise metallic material, perhaps can comprise nylon or plastics or polymeric material, and not influence the scope that comprises of the present invention.The preferably higher durable materials of selected material, it can be so that ball and/or sunk surface make minimise wear when described chain moves through different curves in use the time and under the effect in load.
Therefore, the invention provides bolt or pin or half bolt chain, it has the flexible of improvement so that the sharp vertical that links is crossed in the chain path becomes easy.Spherical parts of the present invention allows to carry out pivoting action between center link and side chain joint when chain turns transmission path.Particularly, spherical parts allows center link to pivot at longitudinal axis in a conventional manner around bolt, stud bolt or pin, also allows central axis to center on spherical parts simultaneously and pivots in other direction, and for example the opposite side chain link upwards or downwards pivots.The combination of spherical parts of the present invention like this and bolt or stud bolt allow the bolt chain along transmission path by the inclined-plane not in conjunction with or on chain joint, wear and tear.Equally, ball of the present invention is connected with the cover nodal pattern and allows chain around two bending shafts, this further allow chain to twist or on the abundant length of track spiral advance.Because spherical parts can be bonded on bolt or the thru-bolt by loosely, spherical parts of the present invention provides the easy assembling process of bolt or stud bolt and has made things convenient for the service of bolt chain or safeguard easy dismounting or the disconnection of using chain link.The invention provides easy manufacturing and assembling like this and have bigger flexible chain.
Referring now to Figure 33 and 34, chain or portion of chain 710 comprise a pair of side chain joint 712a, 712b and center link 714.Center link 714 is by remaining between side chain joint 712a, the 712bb such as the pin 716 of I pin or other type, bolt, stud bolt etc., and described pin 716 extends by the opening 714a of central area or center link 714 and by the opening 713a among each side chain joint 712a, 712b.Pin 716 is by the relative head 716a maintenance of pin 716 and by side chain joint 712a, 712b.Pin 716 comprises common sphere or annular spherical parts 720, and its axial region 716b around pin 716 is molded.Chain 710 comprises around be connected to each other with ring-shaped continuous together a plurality of connections of transmission system, in known technology.For the comfort feature of explanation, to have only one group of chain to connect and be shown and describe herein, connection in addition is basic identical.
The axial region 716b of pin 716 can comprise metallic material, and basic smooth exterior surface face can be provided.Axial region 716b can coating or processing or deposition materials thereon, and its mode provides the axial region surface of low-friction coefficient.For example, axial region can be with special teflon section bar material or hard, carbon or diamond shaped material, perhaps any suitable lasting low-friction coefficient material or smooth material, and do not influence protection scope of the present invention.Low-friction coefficient or smooth material have made things convenient for the disengaging of molded sleeve or ball 720 (as described below) and have further made sleeve or ball 720 rotation or the conveniently moving of the axle of pin sleeve or ball 720 (as described below) when chain turned its transmission path relatively.Although be shown as I pin type connecting element or adaptor union, pin that side chain joint 712a, 712b and center link 714 can be by any kinds or bolt or stud bolt keep together and are used to be connected the chain link of chain, and do not influence scope of the present invention.
Alternatively, spherical parts 720 can provide the outside face of lasting and low-friction coefficient to improve the relative motion between spherical parts 720 and the center link 714.Alternatively, spherical parts 720 can plate with smooth or low-friction coefficient material, and this axial region 716b to above-mentioned discussion is similar, further reducing the friction between the parts, and does not influence scope of the present invention.
Referring now to Figure 35, chain or portion of chain 710 ' comprise side chain joint 712a, 712b and center link 714, and it keeps together by pin 716 '.Relative chain 710, side chain joint 712a, 712b can be similar with center link to the side chain joint of above-mentioned discussion substantially with center link 714, and going through of these parts will no longer be repeated like this.
Pin 716 ' comprises head 716a ', and is similar to pin 716, and at the axial region 716b ' that extends between the head 716a ' relatively.Axial region 716b ' comprises common columniform axial region and comprises otch or narrowed portion 716c ' on the central area.The notch portion 716c ' of pin 716 ' can circumferentially extend around axial region 716b ', to limit the diameter central area that narrows down of axial region 716b '.But notch portion 716c ' can be alternatively provides independent notch portion or depression or groove in the part of the central area of axial region, and does not influence scope of the present invention.
Similar to pin 716, as mentioned above, the axial region 716b ' and the notch portion 716c ' of pin 716 ' can provide level and smooth substantially, columniform outside face.Axial region 716b ' can coating or processed mode come to provide low coefficient of friction surfaces to axial region, such as the pin 716 of above-mentioned chain 710.Low-friction coefficient or smooth surface make molded sleeve or ball 720 ' (following discussion) break away from convenient and make when chain turned its transmission path, make things convenient for sleeve or ball 720 ' relatively the axle of pin rotate or move.Although be shown as I pin type connecting element or adaptor union, pin that chain link 712a, 712b and 714 can be by any kinds or bolt or stud bolt keep together and are used to be connected the chain link of chain, and do not influence scope of the present invention.
Pin 716 ' comprises around sphere or the ring-type spherical parts 720 ' of the axial region 716b ' of pin 716 '.Spherical parts 720 ' can comprise plastics or polymerization parts, and described polymerization parts are molded on the essentially smooth axial region 716b ' of pin 716 ', and the inner molded of spherical parts 720 ' is within the notch portion 716c ' of pin 716 ' like this.Spherical parts 720 ' is molded around axial region 716b ' after pin 716 ' is formed, and is allowed to cooling then and centers on the axial region sclerosis.Because axial region 716b ' and notch portion 716c ' can have essentially smooth and cylindrical outer surface, and it can be handled with lubricious material or coating, and spherical parts 720 ' can twist or move with from axial region 716b ' separable spherical spare 720 ' relative to axial region 716b '.Spherical parts 720 ' can rotate freely around the notch portion 716c ' of axial region 716b ' to allow the relative motion between spherical parts 720 ' and the pin 716 ' then.Notch portion 716c ' is used to keep the on the throne and restriction of spherical parts 720 ' or gets rid of the longitudinal movement of spherical parts 720 ' along the axial region 716b ' of pin 716 ' substantially.
Similar to spherical parts 720, spherical parts 720 ' can be by around the axial region 716b ' of pin 716 ' injection polymeric material and moulding or can form by any other molding process or method, and does not influence scope of the present invention.Alternatively, the spherical parts 720 ' outside face that provides lasting and have a low-friction coefficient is to improve the relative motion between spherical parts 720 ' and the center link 714.Alternatively, spherical parts 720 ' can plate the material with smooth work and low-friction coefficient, such as above-mentioned relatively spherical parts 720, further to reduce the friction between the described parts.As mentioned above, the sunk surface 714b of center link 714 also can coating or is handled and have the low coefficient of friction surfaces that is used to engage spherical parts 720 ' to provide.
Referring now to Figure 36, chain or portion of chain 810 comprise side chain joint 712a, 712b and center link 714, and it keeps together by pin 816.Side chain joint 712a, 712b can be similar with center link to the side chain joint substantially with center link 714, as above-mentioned relatively chain 710, omit the detailed description to these parts like this.
Similar with D720 ' to spherical parts 720, sleeve part 817 can be molded on the axial region 816b after pin 816 is formed.Because the spherical parts 820 of axial region 816b and pin 816 provides basic level and smooth surface and can have treated smooth surface, sleeve part 817 is molded on the described surface, the sleeve part can be twisted or be moved to break away from molded sleeve part from axial region 816b and spherical parts 820 relative to selling 816, and sleeve part 817 can rotate freely around axial region 816b and spherical parts 820 usually like this.When chain 810 is assembled, like this can opposite side chain link 712a, 712b, center link 714 and sells 816 in chain flexing or crooked removable during by its transmission path in sleeve part 817.
Similar to spherical parts 720, sleeve part 817 can be by around the axial region 816b of pin 816 and spherical parts 820 injection polymeric materials and moulding or can form by any other molding process or method, and do not influence scope of the present invention.Alternatively, sleeve part 817 can provide the outside face that has than low-friction coefficient (perhaps can with material processed or coating) to improve relatively moving between sleeve part 817 and the center link 714, such as discussing like that in the relative spherical parts 720.As mentioned above, the sunk surface 714b of center link 714 also can coating or is handled to provide to have and be used for the low coefficient of friction surfaces that cooperates with sleeve part 817.
Referring now to Figure 37, chain or portion of chain 810 ' comprise side chain joint 712a, 712b and center link 714 ', and it keeps together by pin 816 '.The side chain of the basic discussion with relative chain 710 of side chain joint 712a, 712b and center link 714 ' saves similar with center link, the detailed description of omitting these parts like this.But the center link 714 ' of chain 810 ' can have usually pin engagement surface 714b ' vertical or slight curvature and not comprise the depression pin engagement surface in its end.
Pin 816 ' comprises relative head 816a ', and this is similar to pin 716, and at the axial region 816b ' that extends between the head 816a ' relatively.Axial region 816 ' comprises common cylindrical shaft and preferably has essentially smooth outside face.Axial region 816b ' can provide the mode coating or the processing on the surface of low-friction coefficient to axial region, such as the pin 716 of relative chain 710 as described above.For example, axial region can be handled with special teflon section bar material or hard, diamond shaped material or any suitable low-friction coefficient material or lubricious material, and does not influence scope of the present invention, with the friction between the basic elimination parts.Low-friction coefficient or smooth surface can convenient molded sleeve 817 ' disengaging and further convenient sleeve relatively the axle of pin when chain turns its transmission path, rotate or move.Although be shown as I pin type connecting element or adaptor union, pin that side chain joint 712a, 712b and center link 714 can be by any kinds or bolt or stud bolt keep together and are used to be connected the chain link of chain, and do not influence scope of the present invention.
Pin 816 ' comprises around molded polymerization or the plastic sleeve part 817 ' of axial region 816b '.Alternatively, sleeve part 817 ' can provide high lasting and smooth or low-friction surface to be used for sleeve 817 ' is engaged with the sunk surface 714b ' of center link 714 '.As can be seen from Fig. 37, sleeve part 817 ' can be extended to head 816a ' along axial region 816b ', and sleeve part 817 ' also provides high lasting (and smooth alternatively or low-friction surface) to be used for engaging between the end wall 713e of the opening 713a of axial region 816b ' and side chain joint 712a, 712b like this.As mentioned above, the end of center link 714 ' also can or be handled so that low coefficient of friction surfaces to be provided by coating, is used for engaging between sleeve part 817 ' and center link 714 '.
Similar with 720 ' and sleeve part 817 to spherical parts 720, sleeve part 817 ' is molded on the axial region 816b ' after pin 816 ' is formed.Provide level and smooth and smooth substantially surface because sell 816 ' axial region 816b ', be molded in described surperficial upper bush part 817 ', the sleeve part can be relative to selling 816 ' distortion or moving so that the sleeve part is broken away from from axial region 816b ', and sleeve part 817 ' can rotate freely around axial region 816b ' usually like this.When assembling chain 810 ', sleeve part 817 ' opposite side chain link 712a, 712b, center link 714 ' and pin 816 ' relatively move during by its transmission path in chain bending or flexing.Similar to spherical parts 720, sleeve part 817 ' can be by forming or can form by any other mold treatment or method around the axial region 816b ' of pin 816 ' injection polymeric material is molded, and do not influence scope of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 38, chain or portion of chain 910 can comprise pin 916 and side chain joint (not shown) and center link 914.Center link 914 comprises that at each end plastics or polymerization embolus or parts 915 are used for cooperating with the axial region 916b of pin 916.Plastics embolus 915 can coating or processing or can be provided lasting and smooth or low-friction material surperficial being used for to engage at the embolus 915 of center link 914 with between selling 916.Embolus 915 can be molded at the end of center link 914 914b, such as by injection molding process etc.But embolus 915 can be molded into center link 914 by other molded means, perhaps can fracture or installs removedly or attach to center link 914, and not influence scope of the present invention.
The 914b that respectively holds of center link 914 provides sunk area 914c, and embolus 915 is can be in sunk area 914c molded or keep and can basic fixed or not removable within sunk area 914c like this.In described embodiment, sunk area 914c is providing a pair of protruding end stop 914d octagon surface 914e to be used for getting rid of substantially embolus 915 motions of relative center link 914 after embolus 915 is molded with end stop 914d on the opposite end of octagon curved surface 914e.Although be not shown as the octagon surface, obviously, can provide other shape to limit or to get rid of substantially the motion of embolus 915 relative center link 914 at sunk area 914c.
Lasting, low coefficient of friction surfaces 915a that embolus 915 can be provided for cooperating with the axial region 916b of pin 916.Low coefficient of friction surfaces can provide between pin 916 and the center link 914 and improve relative motion, and this can reduce the wearing and tearing on center link and the pin when chain turned transmission path.Embolus 915 can be from lasting polymerization or plastic material, such as manufacturings such as nylon material, filled nylon material, PBT material or engineering plastics.Alternatively, embolus 915 and/or sell 916 axial region 916b can be with the material processed that low-friction coefficient is provided or coating the relative motion between described pin and the center link to be provided and to reduce wearing and tearing on the parts to increase the life-span circulation of chain.
Implement although be shown as with the cylinder pivot pin, can predict according to embolus of the present invention and can comprise sunk surface (not shown among Figure 38), such as to the similar surface of sunk surface 714b of the center link 714 of above-mentioned discussion, be used on the axial region of pin, not cooperating all spherical partses as discussed above or sleeve with (also being presented at Figure 38) such as spherical parts or other sleeves.Embolus can by install removedly or be attached to center link with convenient embed remove and replace the center link that has replaceable worn-out surface to provide.
Referring now to Figure 39, chain or portion of chain 910 ' comprise pin 916 ', side chain bar 912 ' and center link 914 '.Center link 914 ' comprises that at each end plastics or polymerization embolus or parts 915 ' are used for cooperating with the axial region 916b ' of pin 916 '.Plastics embolus 915 ' can coating or is handled to provide lasting and smooth between center link 914 ' and pin 916 ' or the low-friction coefficient material surface is used for joint.Embolus 915 ' can be molded at the end of center link 914 ' 914b ', such as by injection molding process etc.But embolus 915 ' can be molded into center link 914 ' and not influence scope of the present invention by other molded means.Alternatively, embolus 915 ' can be replaceable embolus, and it can bite or be fixed to the end 914b ' of center link 914 '.Embolus 915 ' can comprise that recessed engagement surfaces or cover joint 915a ' are used for the outside face of the spherical parts 920 ' of even double pointed nail 916 ', and is as described below.
Pin 916 ' comprises relative head 916a ' and the axial region 916b ' that extends between relative head 916a '.Axial region 916 ' comprises common cylindrical shaft and comprise common spherical parts or part 920 ' on the core of axial region 916b '.The part that spherical parts 920 ' can be used as the axle of pin 916 ' forms or can slide or molded or be formed on the pin 916 ', such as the principle of utilizing above-mentioned grade.The outside face of axial region 916b ' and spherical parts 920 ' preferably provide basic smooth exterior surface face to be used for engaging with embolus 915 ' in center link 914 '.Similar to pin 716, the spherical parts 920 ' of axial region 916b ' and pin 916 ' can coating or is handled and provide smooth or low coefficient of friction surfaces.But other pin, bolt, stud bolt etc. can be implemented with chain 910 ', and do not influence scope of the present invention.
Similar to center link 914, as mentioned above, the 914b ' that respectively holds of center link 914 ' can provide sunk area, and embolus 915 ' is can be in sunk area molded and can be substantially at sunk area internal fixation or not removable like this.Sunk area 914c ' can be similar to the sunk area 914c of above-mentioned discussion, omits the detailed description to sunk area like this.The sunk area 914c ' of center link 914 ' can comprise depression fitting surface or cover joint, the cover joint of its common corresponding embolus 915 ' or the curvature of surperficial 915a '.Embolus 915 ' can be molded then to have homogeneous thickness in cover joint zone.But center link 914 ' can have usually embolus 915 ' flat or that form and use fitting surface, and does not influence scope of the present invention.
Embolus 915 ' can provide lasting and low coefficient of friction surfaces 915a ' is used for engaging with the spherical parts 920 ' of pin 916 '.Low-friction coefficient can provide the relative motion of the improvement between pin 916 ' and the center link 914 ', and this can reduce the wearing and tearing on the center link when chain turned transmission path.The correspondingly-shaped of surface 915a ' and spherical parts 920 ' or curvature provide the flexible of improvement to chain 910 ', reduced the friction on the center link 914 ' end and/or sell 916 ' spool on friction.Embolus 915 ' can be from lasting polymerization or plastic material, such as nylon material, filled nylon material, PBT material or engineering plastics etc.Ball and cover joint arrangement minimizes any tension force and the friction stress on the embolus 915 ', embolus 915 ' can mainly be exposed to clamp load like this, described clamp load is littler to the damage of plastics embolus.Alternatively, embolus 915 ' and/or sell 916 ' spherical parts 920 ' can be with the material processed that low-friction coefficient is provided or coating to improve the relative motion between described pin and the center link and to reduce wearing and tearing on the parts to increase the life-span circulation of chain.
Alternatively, as shown in Figure 40, chain or portion of chain 910 " can comprise pin 916 ", side chain joint 912 " and center link 914 ".Center link 914 " comprise plastics or polymerization embolus or parts 915 at each end " be used for and pin 916 " and axial region 916b " engage.Plastics embolus 915 " can coating or handle to provide smooth or low-friction coefficient material surface to be used for center link 914 " and pin 916 " between joint.Embolus 915 " can be in center link 914 " end 914b " molded, such as by injection mo(u)lding etc.But, embolus 915 " and can be molded into center link 914 by other method of moulding ", and do not influence scope of the present invention.Embolus 915 " can comprise recessed engagement surfaces 915a " be used for even double pointed nail 916 " and axial region 916b " narrow down, outside face, as described below.
Center link 914 " can be similar to the center link 914,914 ' of above-mentioned discussion substantially, will omit center link 914 like this " detailed description.With embolus 915 " in center link 914 " each end can be molded into sunk area in also basic fixed or not removable in sunk area.Alternatively, embolus can be bitten or be attached to or be installed to removedly center link and can provide removable and replaceable worn-out surface to center link.
, embolus 915 similar with 915 ' to embolus 915 " lasting and low coefficient of friction surfaces 915a can be provided " be used for and pin 916 " and a 916b " the sweep 916c that narrows down " engage.Low-friction coefficient provides the pin 916 of improvement " and center link 914 " between relative motion, this can reduce wearing and tearing on center link and the pin during by transmission path at chain.Embolus 915 " outwardly-bent surperficial 915a " correspondingly-shaped or curvature and pin 916 " the surperficial 916c that curves inwardly " chain 910 is provided " and improvement flexible, and reduced center link 914 " the end on and/or sell 916 " axle on wearing and tearing.Embolus 915 " can be by lasting, polymerization or plastic material, such as manufacturings such as nylon material, filled nylon material, PBT material or engineering plastics.Alternatively, embolus 915 " and/or sell 916 " curved surface 916c " can with the material that low coefficient of friction surfaces or coating are provided handle or coating to improve the relative motion between pin and the center link and to reduce wearing and tearing on the parts to increase the life-span circulation of chain.
Although each embodiment of the above-mentioned portion of chain of Figure 33-40 comprises the pin with ellipse or rectangle head relatively, it it is also envisioned that cup head pin can provide (all any chains of the present invention as discussed above) round end on the pin on the axial region between the head and spherical parts and/or sleeve etc.Head can insert the common circular open in the side chain joint of amplification then and can slide into the opening that narrows down towards the end of side chain joint.The opening that narrows down has been got rid of rounded nose substantially from wherein moving through, and so relative center link and described pin keep the side chain joint.The side chain joint comprises that the sunk area that centers on the opening that narrows down is to hold the motion of round end with the amplification opening of the described pin opposite side of basic eliminating chain link in the side chain joint therein.Described like this pin is allowed to the rotation of opposite side chain link and center link and allows bigger flexible and/or reduce the wearing and tearing of chain simultaneously.
Close although in Figure 33-40, be shown as, it is also envisioned that the connection of chain of the present invention can come in conjunction with so that side chain joint and center link are kept together with other pin, bolt, stud bolt, half bolt/attached column head dummy pin or connecting element or any fixing or combining device with keying.Fixing or combining device can use above-mentioned principle to form.
The embodiment and the pin of chain link that can predict any kind of above-mentioned discussion can have the worn-out surface parts that comprise any suitable material.For example, the worn-out surface parts can comprise steel or other metallic material, copper or other softer metals, polymeric material, such as engineering plastics and other strong and lasting polymeric material, stupalith, agglomerated material, special fluorine sink material, fluoro carbon materials etc.Also can predict the pin of any kind of above-mentioned discussion and chain link embodiment can or the worn-out surface of pin and/or chain link on comprise low-friction coefficient or smooth plating layer.Described like this coating provides improvement relative motion or rotation or has slided with performance that improves portion of chain and the life-span circulation that increases portion of chain between worn-out surface.Coating can comprise that sink type coating or diamond shaped coating etc. or any other of special fluorine is suitable for the low-friction coefficient of such application or smooth plating layer etc.
The present invention provides diamond shaped coating (DLC) on the metal of chain link or pin or plastics (perhaps other material) worn-out surface like this.The worn-out surface parts can limit essentially smooth worn-out surface with slip or mobile engage of raising with the corresponding worn-out surface of portion of chain.The galling surface elements can be by any known approaches, such as the rolling of parts, rotation etc., be written into rolling with ceramic plate or steel disc etc. etc., form essentially smooth surface, plastics worn-out surface parts can be molded into predetermined shape and/or rolling or the surface smoothness of vibration to realize being scheduled to simultaneously, and do not influence scope of the present invention.
Diamond shaped coating on the worn-out surface provides the life-span circulation of improved performance and increase to portion of chain.Because point load and shock-sensitive during such diamond shaped coating can be used some, worn-out surface parts of the present invention can comprise that the cover joint that wouldn't form with correspondence is to reduce or to eliminate such point load situation substantially.Such spherical parts and cover joint are arranged by launch contact area on the zone of broad and are reduced such impact or point load.
Therefore, the invention provides a kind of sleeve and/or spherical parts and pin or bolt or stud bolt, its allow center link by center link along the slide joint of spherical parts and the pivoting action that allows center link by sleeve or spherical parts around the slide joint of the axial region of pin.This to chain provide bigger flexible and allow chain in transmission direction by more sharp-pointed vertical curve and not in conjunction with the joint of chain link or chain.Spherical parts and the corresponding sunk surface that forms can distributed loads on constant usually surf zone like this, reduce or eliminate stress concentratedly substantially, and described stress concentration typically takes place when conventional chains links to each other with the joint by vertical bank or slope.Spherical parts and sunk surface connect and also can be used in distributed load between chain link and stud bolt or pin on the skin area bigger than conventional chains.This reduced the wearing and tearing on bolt and the chain link and need still less maintenance and to chain and the life cycle of Yan Gengda.
Sleeve on the spherical parts of spherical parts spare and/or pin or the axle and/or the embolus on the center link comprise high strength, lasting polymerization or plastic material.Selected material can comprise high durable materials, and it has minimized the wearing and tearing in chain uses and when moving through different curved surfaces under load of spherical parts and/or sunk surface.Described material can select or processing or coating with provide low coefficient of friction surfaces provide parts relative to each other mobility and reduce wearing and tearing on the parts.Alternatively, one or more of mating surfaces can be used in material processed that low coefficient of friction surfaces is provided between the contact component or coating further to reduce the wearing and tearing on the chain.Spherical parts, sleeve, embolus or other worn-out surface parts can comprise metallic material alternatively, such as steel etc. or brass etc. or other softer metal etc., and can coating or handle the low frictional fit that improves between each worn-out surface.Because spherical parts, pin and/or center link of the present invention can comprise low-friction surface, the invention provides the amount of friction that reduces between center link and pin and/or side chain joint and pin, this has further reduced the wearing and tearing on the parts and can only need still less maintenance and chain to have bigger life-span circulation.Can predict low-friction surface of the present invention can be reduced substantially or avoid to use in to the lubricated needs of the joint of chain.The present invention can provide the non-lubricated chain of plastic components like this.
The present invention also provides the unitary plastic parts that form or be molded on the pin to improve the performance of chain.Molded spherical parts or sleeve can break away to allow the relative motion between described pin and spherical parts or the sleeve in self-marketing, also allow the relative motion between spherical parts or sleeve and the chain link simultaneously.Molded spherical parts or sleeve can integrally formed lasting parts, and described parts provide the component between the metal parts of chain.Alternatively, metal or baton round or sleeve can slide or be expressed on stud bolt or the screw bolt-type pin and can be removable from it.
The invention provides the flexible chain of improvement like this so that chain link is easy to turn sharp-pointed vertical change on chain path.The spherical parts of the present invention or the axial region that narrows down allow to reduce pivoting action between center link and the side chain joint when chain turned transmission path.Particularly, the spherical parts or the axial region that narrows down allow center link to pivot around the longitudinal axis of pin in a conventional manner, simultaneously also allow center link to sell pivot relatively, such as around spherical parts or within crooked axial region, in other direction, such as upwards or downwards pivoting around the opposite side chain link.The combination of spherical parts of the present invention/crooked mating surfaces and pin allow chain along transmission path by the inclined-plane, and not in conjunction with or at chain joint generation undue wear.Equally, spherical parts of the present invention is connected with cover joint type and allows chain around two axle flexings, and this further allows chain to twist on the track of abundant length or spiral advances.The invention provides flexible greatlyyer like this, and the longer chain of life cycle, described chain are convenient to make and assembling.
Can reduce different modifications and variations to the present invention under the situation that does not deviate from principle of the present invention, it is limited by the appended claims, and makes an explanation according to the patent ratio juris.
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1. a pin is used for chain link is linked together to be defined for along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product, and described pin comprises:
Be used to engage the opposed end of at least one chain link of portion of chain;
The axial region that between described opposed end, extends; And
Center on and sleeve part to small part along described axial region, described sleeve part is positioned on the described axial region, to engage with the other chain link of portion of chain when described opposed end engages with at least one chain link of portion of chain, the described relatively axial region in described sleeve part is removable.
2. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that described sleeve part comprises annular element.
3. pin according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described annular element is settled along described axial region center usually.
4. pin according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the sleeve part comprises relative separation device part in the opposite end of described annular element.
5. pin according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described annular element and described relative separation device partly comprise single sleeve part.
6. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described axial region comprises that common cylindrical axial region and described sleeve part comprise common cylindrical sleeve part.
7. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that described sleeve part can be moved on described axial region.
8. pin according to claim 7 is characterized in that, at least one comprises low-friction coefficient coating thereon in the inside face of described sleeve part and the outside face of described axial region.
9. pin according to claim 8 is characterized in that described sleeve part comprises metallic material.
10. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described sleeve part comprises low-friction coefficient coating on the outside face of the described sleeve part that engages other chain link.
11. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described sleeve part is molded on the described axial region.
12. pin according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described axial region has low-friction coefficient coating thereon, and described sleeve part is molded on described coating.
13. pin according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described pin comprises the I pin.
14. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described pin comprises one of bolt pin and stud bolt, and one of described at least opposed end comprises that the connecting element end that is used for holding connecting element thereon is to keep described pin on the chain link of portion of chain.
15. pin according to claim 14 is characterized in that, when described connecting element when described connecting element end removes, described sleeve part is placed on the described axial region removedly.
16. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described sleeve part comprises replaceable worn-out surface parts and removablely from the described pin replaces with convenient described sleeve part.
17. pin according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the described opposed end and the described axial region of described pin comprise metallic material, and described sleeve part comprises polymeric material.
18. one kind is used for along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product, described portion of chain comprises:
First chain link;
At least one second chain link, described second chain link has the hole by its opposite end, and described at least one second chain link comprises around the sunk area of the part in described at least hole; And
Pin, described pin is constructed to described first links crossed described pin inserted pass described each hole of described at least one second chain link and be connected to described at least one second chain link by the opening in described first chain link, described pin has at least one head and axial region, described at least one head limits fitting surface, described sunk area rotatably holds the described fitting surface of the described head of described pin, described fitting surface and described sunk area are corresponding to be formed with convenient relative rotation therebetween, described fitting surface be complementary with the sunk area of second chain link and portion of chain during along the transmission system transmission product relative second chain link rotatable.
19. portion of chain according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described hole comprises the trough of belt opening, and described trough of belt opening has narrowed areas adjacent with sunk area and the larger diameter zone adjacent with narrowed areas.
20. portion of chain according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, the head of described pin can insert in the described larger diameter zone, described axial region slidably arrives described sunk area by described narrowed areas, and the described fitting surface of described head engages with described sunk area to keep described pin in described hole.
21. portion of chain according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described at least one head comprises the relative head with the described axial region that extends betwixt.
22. portion of chain according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described pin comprise bolt pin with described head and with the described head part end that is relatively fixed, described axial region extends between described connecting element end and described head.
23. portion of chain according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described pin comprises the annular element that is placed in described axial region.
24. portion of chain according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described first chain link comprises the recessed groove that is used to engage and partly holds described annular element.
25. portion of chain according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described pin comprise around and the sleeve part of settling to small part along described axial region.
26. one kind is used for along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product, described portion of chain comprises:
Have at least two chain links by the hole of its opposite end; And
The pin that chain link is linked together by described pin being inserted the hole in the chain link, described pin comprises opposed end and the axial region that extends between described opposed end, described axial region limits worn-out surface, described worn-out surface engages one of described at least chain link, described pin selectively can be adjusted between three positions of described relatively chain link, adjusting the described worn-out surface of the described relatively chain link of described axial region, the described relatively usually chain link of described pin is non-rotatable in described each at least three position the time.
27. portion of chain according to claim 26, it is characterized in that, an end of described at least pin can limit the corresponding wall portion that at least three bonding parts are used for engaging alternatively the described hole of at least one described chain link, when in each described at least three position, the described relatively usually chain link of described pin is non-rotatable thus.
28. portion of chain according to claim 27 is characterized in that, described at least three bonding parts comprise the bonding part of at least three common equidimensions.
29. portion of chain according to claim 27 is characterized in that, described at least three bonding parts comprise three bonding parts.
30. portion of chain according to claim 27 is characterized in that, described at least three bonding parts comprise six bonding parts.
31. portion of chain according to claim 27, it is characterized in that, described worn-out surface comprises each at least three worn-out surface parts of described at least three bonding parts of the described end of corresponding described pin, described pin rotates alternatively with described relatively other chain link adjusts described worn-out surface part, so that the optional joint of one of described worn-out surface part and described other chain link to be provided.
32. portion of chain according to claim 27 is characterized in that, at least one wall portion in described hole engages one of described at least bonding part to limit the rotation of one of described relatively described at least chain link of described pin.
33. the method for the worn-out surface of a pin that is used to adjust portion of chain, described portion of chain is used for along the transmission system transmission product, and described method comprises:
Portion of chain with at least two chain links is provided, described chain link has by the hole of opposed end and the pin by described pin being inserted through the described hole in the described chain link and described chain link being linked together, described pin comprises opposed end and the axial region that extends between described opposed end, described axial region limits worn-out surface, and described worn-out surface engages one of described at least chain link; And
The described pin of the common non-rotatable placement of described relatively chain link in one of at least three positions, in the time of in being in one of described at least three positions, the described relatively chain link of described pin is non-rotatable; And
Described relatively chain link rotates described pin alternatively to the not same position of described at least three positions, with the described worn-out surface of the axial region of adjusting the described relatively chain link of described axial region.
34. method according to claim 33 is characterized in that, comprises the degree of wear on the part of the described worn-out surface of monitoring described pin, and rotates described pin alternatively with the wearing and tearing on the described part of the described worn-out surface that limits described pin.
35. method according to claim 33 is characterized in that, comprises the described pin of sign is to indicate which the selected use in described at least three positions.
36. one kind is used for along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product, described link sections comprises:
At least two chain links, one of described at least chain link limits pin joint zone, described pin joint area limiting first worn-out surface; And
Be used for pin that described chain link is linked together, described pin has opposed end and axial region, and described pin limits second worn-out surface, and one of described at least first and second worn-out surfaces comprise polymeric material.
37. portion of chain according to claim 36 is characterized in that, described pin joint zone is the friction coefficient coating that has of one and described pin at least.
38., it is characterized in that described coating comprises diamond shaped coating at described first and second worn-out surfaces on one of at least according to the described portion of chain of claim 37.
39., it is characterized in that described at least two chain links comprise center link and a pair of side chain joint according to the described portion of chain of claim 38, described center link limits described first worn-out surface.
40. according to the described portion of chain of claim 39, it is characterized in that, the described axial region of described pin comprises annular element, the described pin joint of described center link partly comprises depression first worn-out surface, be used for engaging and partly holding described annular element, described annular element limits described second worn-out surface.
41., it is characterized in that described second worn-out surface comprises described polymeric material according to the described portion of chain of claim 40.
42., it is characterized in that described depression first worn-out surface comprises described polymeric material according to the described portion of chain of claim 40.
43. portion of chain according to claim 36 is characterized in that, described pin is comprising the polymerization sleeve to small part along described axial region, and described polymerization sleeve limits described second worn-out surface.
44., it is characterized in that the relative axial region of described polymerization sleeve is removable according to the described portion of chain of claim 43.
45., it is characterized in that described polymerization sleeve is around the removable arrangement of described axial region according to the described portion of chain of claim 44.
46., it is characterized in that described polymerization sleeve is molded on the described axial region according to the described portion of chain of claim 43.
47., it is characterized in that described axial region comprises metallic material according to the described portion of chain of claim 46.
48., it is characterized in that the described relatively axial region of described polymeric material is removable according to the described portion of chain of claim 46.
49., it is characterized in that described axial region has low-friction coefficient coating thereon according to the described portion of chain of claim 48, described polymerization sleeve is molded on the described coating.
50., it is characterized in that described polymerization sleeve is molded on the sunk area of described axial region according to the described portion of chain of claim 46.
51., it is characterized in that described polymerization sleeve comprises that annular section and common column part are one of at least according to the described portion of chain of claim 43.
52. portion of chain according to claim 36 is characterized in that, described first worn-out surface comprises described polymeric material.
53. portion of chain according to claim 36 is characterized in that, described second worn-out surface comprises described polymeric material.
54. one kind is used for along the portion of chain of transmission system transmission product, described portion of chain comprises:
At least two chain links, described chain link one at least limit pin joint zone, described pin joint area limiting first worn-out surface; And
Be used for pin that described chain link is linked together, described pin has opposed end and axial region, described pin limits second worn-out surface, described first worn-out surface and described second worn-out surface comprise one of at least replaceable worn-out surface, and described thus replaceable worn-out surface is removable and from the removable replacement with convenient described replaceable worn-out surface of described pin from described one of chain link at least.
55., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface comprises polymeric material according to the described portion of chain of claim 54.
56., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface comprises metallic material according to the described portion of chain of claim 54.
57., it is characterized in that described second worn-out surface comprises described replaceable worn-out surface according to the described portion of chain of claim 54.
58., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface comprises the sleeve of the described axial region arrangement that can center on described pin according to the described portion of chain of claim 57.
59., it is characterized in that described sleeve comprises annular element and usually cylindrical parts is one of at least according to the described portion of chain of claim 58.
60., it is characterized in that described sleeve comprises metallic material according to the described portion of chain of claim 58.
61., it is characterized in that described sleeve comprises polymeric material according to the described portion of chain of claim 58.
62., it is characterized in that described first worn-out surface comprises described replaceable worn-out surface according to the described portion of chain of claim 54.
63., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface comprises embolus according to the described portion of chain of claim 62 on the end of described at least one chain link, described embolus engages the described axial region of described pin.
64., it is characterized in that described pin comprises annular element at described axial region according to the described portion of chain of claim 63, described embolus comprises that common sunk surface is used for engaging and part is held described annular element.
65., it is characterized in that described pin joint zone and described pin one at least have low-friction coefficient coating thereon according to the described portion of chain of claim 54.
66., it is characterized in that described coating comprises diamond shaped coating at described first and second worn-out surfaces on one of at least according to the described portion of chain of claim 65.
67. pin that is used to connect and keep at least two chain links of portion of chain, described portion of chain is removable with along the transmission system transmission product, described pin comprises axial region and replaceable worn-out surface parts, described parts are settled around at least a portion of described axial region removedly, and described thus replaceable worn-out surface is removable with the described replaceable worn-out surface of convenient replacement from described pin.
68., it is characterized in that described pin comprises at least one connecting element end according to the described pin of claim 67 at least one end of described axial region, described at least one connecting element end is used for holding connecting element thereon to keep described pin at least two chain links.
69., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts comprise sleeve part according to the described pin of claim 68, described sleeve part slides removedly at described at least one connecting element end and on described axial region.
70., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts comprise annular element according to the described pin of claim 69.
71., it is characterized in that described pin comprises at least one disconnector sleeve according to the described pin of claim 70, the described axial region of described at least one disconnector sleeve between at least one end of described at least annular element and described axial region extends.
72., it is characterized in that described annular element and described at least one disconnector sleeve comprise single sleeve part according to the described pin of claim 71.
73., it is characterized in that described single sleeve part comprises metallic material according to the described pin of claim 72.
74., it is characterized in that the inside face of described single sleeve part and the outside face of described axial region have one of at least low-friction coefficient coating thereon according to the described pin of claim 73.
75., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts comprise common cylindrical parts according to the described pin of claim 69.
76., it is characterized in that according to the described pin of claim 68, on an end of described axial region, comprise head, and wherein said at least one connecting element end comprises the connecting element end on the opposite end of described axial region, described pin comprises the screw bolt-type pin.
77., it is characterized in that described at least one connecting element end comprises relative fixed part end according to the described pin of claim 68, described pin comprises two ends stud bolt pin.
78., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts comprise annular element according to the described pin of claim 67.
79., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts comprise common cylindrical parts according to the described pin of claim 67.
80., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts are along the removable arrangement of described axial region according to the described pin of claim 67.
81., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts are substantially in described axial region fixed in position according to the described pin of claim 67.
82., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts comprise metallic material according to the described pin of claim 67.
83., it is characterized in that described replaceable worn-out surface parts comprise polymeric material according to the described pin of claim 67.
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