JP2023092916A - Chain elongation measurement device - Google Patents

Abstract

To minimize a sprocket-method measurement error which occurs in principle by performing measurements at a plurality of lap numbers, and to measure a chain elongation amount at the best measurement accuracy.SOLUTION: The turning timing of first and second sprockets equivalent to a feed amount of a chain at each link which is round-fed by the rotation of the first and second sprockets is detected, an elongation amount of a link number of a chain located between the first and second sprockets is acquired as a whole by a chain one-circling amount from a displacement amount of the turning timing as an inter-zone elongation amount which is moved by one link of the chain, the inter-zone elongation amounts are held by a plurality of chain circling amounts, an average value of the plurality of circling amounts is acquired as a final elongation amount of each zone, and an elongation amount of a chain one-circling amount is acquired from the final elongation amount of each zone.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a chain elongation measuring device capable of detecting chain elongation.

In general, conveying devices such as escalators and auto roads are provided with steps on which passengers and objects are placed, and moving handrails that are held by passengers. do. As is well known, a chain is constructed by arranging shafts composed of pins, bushes, and rollers at a predetermined pitch and connecting these shafts with links.

A chain having such a structure elongates over time due to the above-described wear of the shaft portion and the like. If this elongation becomes large, it may not mesh well with the sprocket, causing the teeth to jump over the sprocket teeth. To prevent such problems from occurring, it has been proposed to measure and monitor the elongation of the chain (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

As a new technology for measuring the elongation of the chain, proximity switches are installed near the teeth of the drive and driven sprockets that drive the chain around, respectively, to control the passage timing of each tooth of the rotating sprockets while driving. The applicant of the present application has proposed a technique of detecting and measuring elongation from the signal as Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-131993. In this method (hereinafter referred to as the sprocket method), due to the characteristics of the method, the measured value may change for each lap of the chain due to the number of teeth of the sprocket and the number of links of the chain. For this reason, in order to obtain stable and accurate measurement results, there are restrictions specific to the sprocket method, such as a certain number of necessary laps and measurements.

Japanese Patent No. 6505890

As described above, in the sprocket method, there is a possibility that erroneous measurements will be made if measurements are made without observing the predetermined constraint conditions as described above.
The present invention provides a chain elongation measuring device that minimizes the measurement error that occurs in principle in the sprocket method and can measure the amount of chain elongation with the best measurement accuracy by measuring a plurality of laps. That's what it is.

A chain elongation measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of linked links and detects elongation of an endless chain that is stretched between first and second sprockets. The measuring device is provided corresponding to the first and second sprockets and corresponds to the feed amount of each link of the chain that is circulated by the rotation of the first and second sprockets. First and second detectors for detecting rotation timings of the first and second sprockets, and detection of the rotation timings of the first and second sprockets detected by the first and second detectors an elongation calculation unit for each section that holds the amount of deviation for a plurality of laps of the chain for each measurement section in which the chain moves one link at a time, and obtains the elongation amount for each section from the average value for the plurality of laps; and a chain elongation calculation unit that calculates elongation of all sections of the chain from the elongation of each section.

According to the above configuration, the sprocket method can accurately detect the elongation of the chain, minimize the measurement error, and measure the elongation amount of the chain with the best measurement accuracy.

1 is a configuration diagram of a chain elongation detection device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing processing contents of an arithmetic unit in FIG. 1; 3 is a diagram showing an image of contents stored by a time difference storage unit in FIG. 2; FIG. The signal waveforms of the first and second sensors shown in FIG. 1 are shown, where (a) shows the signal waveform of a non-stretched chain and (b) shows the signal waveform of a stretched chain. FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram showing an example of measured elongation values for one round of the chain measured for multiple rounds according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a waveform diagram showing a measurement result obtained by averaging measurement values for each measurement section for one round of the chain according to the embodiment. 3 is a diagram showing another image of contents stored by the time difference storage unit in FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a comparison between an actual measured value of a measurement result for one round of the chain obtained by averaging the measured values for each measurement section shown in FIG. 6 and an ideal measured waveform. 4 is a bar graph showing the magnitude relationship between the actual measured value including the measurement error and the true measured value when measuring the chain with the entire chain stretched by the sprocket method. Using the sprocket method, the elongation of a partially elongated evaluation chain is measured for one round of the chain, and the correction coefficient is obtained from the ratio of the area containing measurement errors to the area of correct measurement values. It is a figure explaining.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a chain elongation measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The chain to be measured is, for example, an escalator drive chain. Escalators include drive chains, handrail drive chains, step chains, etc. In this embodiment, the chain 10 whose elongation is to be measured is the drive chain.

The chain 10 has shaft portions 101 arranged at a predetermined pitch, and adjacent shaft portions 101 are connected by links 102. The chain 10 is formed in an endless shape with both ends connected in the length direction, and is formed into a first driving chain. sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 13 for driven. The first sprocket 12 is provided in a speed reducer of an escalator drive motor (not shown), and the second sprocket 13 is used to drive endless steps and handrail belts (not shown). The chain 10 is driven by meshing with the first sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 13 and travels around along the length direction.

Near the first sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 13 over which the chain 10 is laid, a first detection unit 15 and a second detection unit 16 for detecting the rotation timing of these sprockets 12 and 13 are provided. be provided. The first detection unit 15 and the second detection unit 16 have a first sensor 151 and a second sensor 161 that output signals each time a tooth passes as the corresponding sprockets 12 and 13 rotate. These sensors 151 and 161 may be, for example, proximity switches, photoelectric sensors, or the like, as long as they can detect the passage of teeth. In the following description, it is assumed that a proximity switch is used.

The rotation timing of the sprockets 12 and 13 described above is detected by signals from proximity switches 151 and 161, which are sensors. Here, the rotation timing is the timing for each rotation angle of the sprockets 12 and 13 corresponding to the feed amount for each link of the chain 10 circulated by the rotation of the sprockets 12 and 13 .

The outputs of the first detection section 15 and the second detection section 16 are input to the arithmetic device 18 . The calculation device 18 is composed of a microcomputer or the like, and calculates the elongation of the chain 10 based on the amount of deviation between the tooth passing timings (rotational timings) of the first sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 13 . For example, when the average amount of elongation for one round of the chain 10 (whole elongation amount) exceeds a specified value (e.g., elongation amount of 1%), the monitoring center 19 is notified. By receiving the signal on the monitoring center 19 side, preparation for chain replacement can be carried out.

As described above, the first sensor 151 and the second sensor 161 as the proximity switches 151 and 161 are attached to the tips of the first sprocket 12 that applies the driving force to the chain and the second sprocket 13 that follows and drives the load. are placed respectively. During operation of the escalator, both sprockets 12 and 13 rotate in a constant direction at a constant angular velocity. At this time, the teeth pass in front of the proximity switches 151 and 161 in order. The proximity switches 151 and 161 detect the teeth of the sprockets 12 and 13 each time they pass, turning on the signal and turning off when the teeth come off, thereby generating pulse signals.

FIG. 4 shows time waveforms of the detection signals of the proximity switches 151 and 161. FIG. Both proximity switches 151 and 161 are turned on each time each tooth of sprots 12 and 13 passes. Therefore, many pulses i, i+1, i+2, . . . are detected during the escalator operation. FIG. 4(a) shows the sensor signal at the new stage before the chain 10 is stretched, and FIG. 4(b) shows the waveform after the escalator runs for a long time and the chain stretches.

Before the chain shown in FIG. 4(a) is stretched, the proximity switches 151 and 161 adjust the sensor positions so that the sensor signals are turned on at the same time. Since the chain 10 is new, all the links have 0 elongation. Therefore, the signal turns on at the same timing for all pulses, and there is no time difference.

On the other hand, FIG. 4(b) shows a case in which the link 102 of the chain 10 is stretched uniformly as a result of the wear of the shaft portion 101 progressing due to long-term operation. The elongation of the chain 10 causes a change in the relative angle between the driving sprocket 12 and the driven sprocket 13 . Therefore, a time difference td is generated between the rising (up edge) times t1 and t2 of the signals of the proximity switches 151 and 161. FIG.

This time difference is proportional to the amount of elongation of all the links located between the first sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 13 (section L) in FIG. It is assumed that the above-mentioned section L represents the measurement range of the chain elongation amount, and that k links 102 are positioned in this measurement section L. That is, this time difference is proportional to the total amount of elongation of the k links 102 positioned within the measurement section L. Therefore, the calculation device 18 can calculate the amount of elongation of the chain by measuring the time difference td in FIG.

It should be noted that each time the sprockets 12 and 13 move by one tooth, the chain number being measured also shifts by one link. Since the time difference td(i) is measured each time, when continuous measurement is performed, the total elongation value of k chain links measured by shifting one link at a time is measured for one circumference of the chain. If this measurement is not stopped after one round but continuously measured for multiple rounds, the elongation amount of one link set (from link i to link k) will be measured multiple times.

The arithmetic unit 18 has a first up edge detection unit 21 and a second up edge detection unit 22, as shown in FIG. Detection times t1 and t2 of the rising edge of the signal are respectively output. These detection times t1 and t2 are input to the edge time difference calculator 23 to calculate the time difference td. This time difference td means the amount of deviation in the rotation timing of the first sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 13, and as described above, between the first sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 13 (section L) is proportional to the total elongation of the number k of links located at .

Since the chain 10 is circulated in the longitudinal direction by the sprockets 12 and 13, the k links 102 within the measurement range L move in the circumferential direction one link at a time. Therefore, the number of sections L formed by k links 102 is equal to the number of links 102 in one round of the chain, and the edge time difference calculator 23 calculates the time difference td for each section L. FIG. The calculated time difference td of each section L is input to the time difference storage unit 24 and stored. Since the chain 10 is driven to rotate continuously, the time difference storage unit 24 stores the time difference td of each section L for a preset plurality of rotations.

FIG. 3 shows an image of specific storage data stored in the time difference storage unit 24 described above. In FIG. 3, as items on the horizontal axis, "measurement period", "data number", "time difference", "proximity switch 151 tooth number", "proximity switch 161 tooth number", and "measurement link range" are defined. and the vertical axis shows those data.

"Measurement lap" represents the number of laps of measurement data. That is, since the time difference measurement is continuously performed on the chain 10 that moves in a circular motion, it indicates the number of the measured cycle. In the example of FIG. 3, measurement data from 1 round to 23 rounds are shown.

"Data number" represents the data number for each pulse shown in FIG. For example, if the number of links N in one round of the chain is N=178, the data number i for one round is from 1 to 178 in FIG. The data number i becomes 3561 when the measurement of the 21st round starts.

The “time difference” is the difference td(i) between the two rising edge times t1 and t2 calculated by the edge time difference calculator . That is, assuming that the up edge occurrence times of the proximity switches 151 and 161 are t1(i) and t2(i), respectively, the measured value (time difference) td(i)=t2 described with reference to FIG. (i)-t1(i) are obtained and stored in order.

"Proximity switch 151 tooth number" and "proximity switch 161 tooth number" are the tooth numbers of the sprockets 12 and 13 corresponding to which the proximity switches 151 and 161 detected the up signal.

"Measurement link range" represents the range of the link 102 within the measurement section L shown in FIG. That is, if the number k of links L between the sprockets 12 and 13 is 70, the measurements for each pulse are as follows: link 1 to link 70, link 2 to link 71, link 3 to link 72 for each data number i. , . The measured value (time difference) td(i)=t2(i)-t1(i) is a value proportional to the total elongation (section elongation) of the number of links (k=70) in this measurement link range. . Data number 1 (first round), data number 179 (second round), data number 357 (third round), . Similarly, measurements are repeated many times for other measurement ranges.

Returning to FIG. 2, the data at the detection time t1 of the first up edge detection section 21 is also input to the average chain speed calculation section 25. FIG. Since the length (chain pitch) of the links 102 of the chain 10 is fixed, the average chain speed calculator 25 calculates the average speed of the chain 10 from the time difference between the occurrence time of a certain edge and the time elapsed from that edge. Calculate the passing speed. The calculated average passing speed of the chain 10 and the time difference in each section are input to the elongation calculation unit 26 in each section.

The elongation amount calculator 26 calculates the elongation amount of each section L from the time difference of each section L and the average passing speed. As described above, the time difference for each section L is stored for a plurality of rounds of the chain. Let the average value be the elongation amount of each section L.

The calculated elongation amount of each section L is input to the average value calculation unit 27 for all sections, and the elongation amount of all chain sections is calculated. The calculated elongation amount of the entire section of the chain 10 is the elongation amount of the entire circumference of the chain. be judged. That is, it is determined whether or not the obtained elongation amount of the chain as a whole has expanded by 1% from the new state as a reference. If the total elongation exceeds 1%, a chain replacement request signal is output to the external monitoring center 19 shown in FIG.

In this way, the arithmetic unit 18 calculates the amount of deviation (time difference td(i )) are held for a plurality of laps of the chain for each measurement section L in which the chain moves one link at a time. The amount of elongation in all sections of

In the above configuration, the chain 10 is circulated by the rotation of the sprockets 12,13. At this time, as the corresponding sprockets 12 and 13 rotate, the first detection unit 15 and the second detection unit 16 detect passage of the teeth and output a pulse signal at each predetermined rotation angle. do. When the chain 10 stretches, as shown in FIG. 4B, a time difference (deviation in rotation timing) td(i) occurs between the pulses from the first detection unit 15 and the second detection unit 16. .

This time difference td(i) is proportional to the total elongation of the k (70 in this embodiment) links (measurement link range) existing in the measurement section L between the sprockets 12 and 13 shown in FIG. . In other words, it is the time difference of the measured link range including the stretched link. The measurement link range advances link by link as the sprockets 12 and 13 rotate, and the time difference td(i) of each measurement link range is stored in order of data number as shown in FIG. That is, the data numbers 1 to 178 are the data of the time difference of each measurement section L for one round of the chain, and these are stored for a plurality of rounds.

An example of the results of actual measurements is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the horizontal axis indicates the link number (the number of the leading link in the measurement section L), and the vertical axis indicates the measured value of the chain elongation amount. In FIG. 5, the measured value in the central portion of the horizontal axis changes while maintaining a high value. This means that some stretched links pass through the measurement section L. From FIG. 5, it can be seen that the measured values for each round shown in each row slightly change. However, it can be seen that when the measurement is continued for a plurality of laps, the measured value returns to the original measured value at a certain lap, and the measured value repeats thereafter. In the example of FIG. 5, the waveforms are the same in the 1st and 21st rounds, and the same in the 2nd and 22nd rounds.

Therefore, the number of laps of measurement X at which the measured value returns to the original value is set as the minimum number of laps of measurement, and the actual number of laps of measurement Z is obtained by Z=X×k. However, k is an integer of 1 or more. FIG. 6 shows the result of measuring the average value of the measured values for the number of laps twice the minimum required number of laps X as the elongation amount of one lap of the chain, with the measured circumference Z=X×2, similar to FIG. 2, the horizontal axis is the link number, and the vertical axis is the measured value of chain elongation. In the measurement values for each lap shown in FIG. 5, the triangular tooth-shaped measurement noise was mixed, but in the average measurement value of the specified number of laps in FIG. , can be measured with high accuracy.

In this way, the error of each measured circumference is reduced by averaging, resulting in a value closer to the true measured value and maximizing the accuracy of chain elongation measurement.

For the reason described above, the minimum number of rounds to be measured, X, is of great significance, and a method for obtaining this number of rounds, X, will be described below. It is assumed that the first sprocket 12 shown in FIG. 1 has S1 teeth. It is also assumed that the second sprocket 13 has S2 teeth. Let the chain 10 have N links.

Here, in reality, the sprockets 12 and 13 and the link 102 of the chain 10 have very slight differences in shape due to manufacturing errors in the shape of the teeth and the state of the shaft portion 101 of the chain 10 . Each link 102 of the chain 10 is displaced from the engagement with the teeth of the sprockets 12 and 13 each time the sprockets 12 and 13 rotate by one tooth. It is thought that there will be slight deviations in measured values for each measurement.

Therefore, it is considered that the number of revolutions in which the combination pattern of all teeth of the first sprocket 12, all the links of the chain 10, and all the teeth of the second sprocket 13 is one turn is the minimum number of revolutions X for measurement. From these facts, the minimum required number of turns X can be obtained from the following equation.
X (perimeter) = lowest common multiple (S1, N, S2)/N
By measuring the exact X circumference, the measurement noise and measurement errors due to the shape of each tooth, slight variations in the shape of the chain links, etc. are smoothed out cleanly.

However, in addition to the above-mentioned measurement errors, as a general problem of systems using sensors, measurement errors due to sensor noise can occur stochastically. The influence of the measurement error due to this sensor noise can be reduced as the number of measurement cycles is increased. Therefore, the sensor noise can be further reduced by taking X (round) as the basic number of rounds and determining the number of rounds Z, which is an integral multiple of X, from the following equation.
Z (circumference)=X (circumference)×k where k is an integer of 1 or more, preferably 2 or more.
As a result, it is possible to maximize the measurement accuracy in the sprocket method.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the time difference storage unit 24 of the arithmetic device 18 stores the time difference td(i) for each measured link range of the chain for multiple cycles. This method requires as many memories as there are data numbers. For example, if each of the first and second sprockets has 40 teeth and the chain has 178 links, the least common multiple of 40 and 40 sprocket teeth and 178 links is 3560. When divided by , it becomes 20 (circumference). When measuring 40 rounds of this chain, 7120 array memories are required.

Therefore, instead of storing the measured values for each round as described above, the measured values are accumulated for each measured section of the chain as shown in FIG. That is, when the time difference td(i) is newly measured in a new measurement cycle, it is added to the cumulative value to obtain the cumulative value for the predetermined number of cycles m. In this way, the number of memories is limited to the number of links N (here, 178) for one round of the chain, so that the number of memories is reduced from 7120 to 178 compared to the method of FIG. 3, and the memory can be greatly saved.

Another embodiment of the invention will now be described. This embodiment corrects the actual measured quantity to obtain a more accurate measurement result.

FIG. 8 shows an example of measuring the amount of elongation of a chain in which some links are elongated over one round. The measured value of the part is transitioning at a high value. In this case, ideally, it should be measured in a linear form indicated by the dashed line α. However, due to the structural feature that the amount of elongation of the chain 10 is measured through the sprockets 12 and 13, the elongation of the chain 10 affects the movement of the sprockets 12 and 13 before the extended portion enters the measurement range L. It gradually mixes in, and the measured value of the chain elongation does not rise sharply like the broken line α, but becomes a measurement waveform β in which the elongation gradually rises as indicated by the solid line in the figure. Similarly, when the elongated portion passes through between the sprockets 12 and 13, the same thing occurs, and a measured value is obtained in which the amount of elongation does not return to 0 abruptly, but gradually becomes 0. However, correct measurement values are obtained in the original measurement range.

FIG. 8 shows the case of measuring a chain in which only some links are stretched, but FIG. 9 shows the effect of measuring a chain in which the entire chain is uniformly stretched. Compared to the ideal measurement, there is an area where the rise and fall of the measurement change slowly. It will be measured larger than the true value.

As shown in FIG. 10, this is determined by the area ratio of the extra portion b to the area a of the original measured value. That is, the larger the area of the extra portion b (the area where the rise and fall of the measurement change sluggishly), the larger the measurement error. The value is about 1.2 times or less.

The areas of the extra rising and falling portions b are uniquely determined by the number of sprocket teeth of the chain, the distance between the sprockets, and the like. Therefore, an evaluation chain with a known elongation value for one link is attached, and the chain elongation amount is measured only once. In this manner, the measurement waveform of FIG. 10 is obtained, and the area ratio of the original measurement range and the accompanying sluggish rising and falling portions can be obtained by measurement. Therefore, it is possible to easily calculate a correction coefficient indicating how much the measured value should be corrected by the influence.

By correcting the measured value using this correction coefficient, even for a chain that has stretched as a whole, it is possible to calculate the correct average length of elongation without being affected by the sprocket-type slow start-up and fall-down delays. It is possible to make a correct determination of when to replace the chain.

As described above, it is possible to efficiently eliminate errors that occur when sensors are installed on two sprockets to measure the amount of chain elongation, and to measure the amount of elongation of the chain with high accuracy.

In any of the above-described embodiments, sensors 151, such as proximity switches, detect passage of the teeth of the sprockets 12, 13 as the first and second detectors for detecting the rotation timing of the first and second sprockets. 161, it is not limited to such a configuration. For example, rotating plates having the same number of teeth as the sprockets 12 and 13 are provided coaxially with the rotation shafts of the corresponding sprockets 12 and 13 so as to rotate in synchronism with these sprockets 12 and 13. A sensor may be used to detect the passage of the teeth of the disk. This is effective when it is structurally difficult to install the sensors 151 and 161 near the sprocket.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Chain 101... Shaft part 102... Link 12, 13... Sprocket 15, 16... Extension detection part 151, 161... Sensor 18... Arithmetic device 19... Monitoring center 21, 22... Up edge detection part 23... Edge time difference calculation part (rotation timing deviation detection part)
24...Time difference storage unit 25...Average chain speed calculation unit 26...Elongation amount calculation unit for each section 28...Chain replacement necessity determination unit

FIG. 8 shows an example of measuring the amount of elongation of a chain in which some links are elongated over one round. The measured value of the part is transitioning at a high value. In this case, ideally, it should be measured in a linear form indicated by the dashed line β . However, due to the structural feature that the amount of elongation of the chain 10 is measured through the sprockets 12 and 13, the elongation of the chain 10 affects the movement of the sprockets 12 and 13 before the extended portion enters the measurement range L. It gradually mixes in, and the measured value of the chain elongation does not rise sharply like the broken line β , but becomes a measurement waveform α in which the elongation gradually rises as shown by the solid line in the figure. Similarly, when the elongated portion passes through between the sprockets 12 and 13, the same thing occurs, and a measured value is obtained in which the amount of elongation does not return to 0 abruptly, but gradually becomes 0. However, the correct measurement values are obtained in the original measurement range.

Claims (8)

A chain elongation measuring device having a plurality of connected links and detecting elongation of an endless chain stretched between first and second sprockets,
The first and second sprockets are provided corresponding to the first and second sprockets and correspond to the feed amount of each link of the chain that is circulated by the rotation of the first and second sprockets. First and second detection units that detect the rotation timing of the
The deviation amounts of the rotation timings of the first and second sprockets detected by the first and second detection units are held for a plurality of rounds of the chain for each measurement section in which the chain moves one link at a time. and an elongation amount calculation unit for each section that calculates the elongation amount of each section from the average value for these multiple rounds,
a chain elongation calculation unit that calculates the elongation of all sections of the chain from the elongation of each section;
chain elongation measuring device. The first and second detection units are
4. A first and second sensor located near said first and second sprockets for outputting a signal each time the corresponding sprocket tooth passes as the sprockets rotate. 2. The chain elongation measuring device according to 1. The first and second detection units are
first and second rotating plates having the same number of teeth as the first and second sprockets and rotating synchronously with the corresponding first and second sprockets;
The first and second sensors are provided near the first and second rotating plates, respectively, and output signals each time the teeth of the corresponding rotating plates pass as the rotating plates rotate. The chain elongation measuring device according to claim 1. The elongation amount calculation unit for each section,
A memory is provided for a predetermined number of turns of the chain to record the deviation amount of rotation timing for each section of the chain moved by one link, and the values recorded in the memory are stored for the number of turns. 4. The chain elongation measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an average value of each is calculated. The elongation amount calculation unit for each section,
A memory is provided for one round of the chain for recording the amount of deviation in rotation timing for each section in which the chain is moved one link at a time, and the amount of deviation for each section is stored in accordance with the revolution of the chain. An average value for the number of turns of the chain is calculated by accumulating in the memory for each section and dividing the value accumulated in the memory for each section by the number of turns of the chain. The chain elongation measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When the number of teeth of the first sprocket is S1, the number of teeth of the second sprocket is S2, the number of links in one lap of the chain is N, and the number of laps of the chain is Z, the number of laps Z is 6. The chain elongation measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the value is obtained by the following formula.
Z = Least common multiple (S1, N, S2)/N x k
where k is an integer greater than or equal to 1 7. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a determination unit that compares the measured value of elongation of all sections of the chain with a specified value for chain replacement and determines whether chain replacement is necessary. 2. The chain elongation measuring device according to item 1. The chain elongation calculation unit calculates an elongation amount of the evaluation chain for one round obtained by evaluation measurement in which the evaluation chain having a predetermined elongation amount is stretched between the first and second sprockets. The measured elongation value of the chain to be measured is corrected using a correction coefficient obtained from the difference between the actually measured waveform and the ideal waveform from which the error component contained in the actually measured waveform is removed. The chain elongation measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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