US3636995A - Tensioner for saw chain - Google Patents

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US3636995A
US3636995A US51988A US3636995DA US3636995A US 3636995 A US3636995 A US 3636995A US 51988 A US51988 A US 51988A US 3636995D A US3636995D A US 3636995DA US 3636995 A US3636995 A US 3636995A
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  • the chain guide bar is slidably mounted on the chain saw frame so as to be movable longitudinally toward and away from the chain-driving sprocket.
  • a spring-operated cam rotatably mounted on the frame engages a pin on the guide bar to move it in a direction away from the driving sprocket and thereby tighten the chain.
  • the cam has a generally spiral cam contour with equally spaced cusps and intervening concavities.
  • the present invention relates to chain-tensioning means and in particular to means for maintaining the cutting chain of a chain saw under proper tension.
  • the cutting chain customarily runs around the periphery of a guide bar which is secured at one end to the frame or chassis of a handheld engine and may be provided at the other end with a nose sprocket or roller to reduce friction.
  • the chain is driven by a sprocket which is located in line with the inboard end of the guide bar and is driven by the engine.
  • the chain is provided with inwardly projecting lugs or tangs which engage teeth of the driving sprocket and are received in a peripheral groove of the guide bar.
  • the cutting chain In order for the chain saw to operate efficiently and safely, the cutting chain must be under proper tension. If it is too loose it may jump off of the guide bar with the possibility of causing serious injury to the operator. If the chain is too tight there may be excessive friction between the chain and guide bar particularly at the nose of the guide bar with the result of overheating and loss of efficiency in operation. If a critical value of tension is exceeded, the chain will break.
  • the guide bar is customarily secured to the frame or chassis of the engine by two bolts which must be loosened in order to move the guide bar in a lengthwise direction relative to the sprocket in order to change the tension of the chain.
  • the guide bar is customarily moved by means of a runner on the guide bar engaging a screw rotatably mounted on the chassis adjacent the inboard end of the guide bar.
  • the bolts holding the guide bar are then again tightened to secure the guide bar in the position to which it has been adjusted.
  • the chain saw In order to make any adjustment the chain saw must, of course, be stopped.
  • the tensioning of a chain to the proper value is dependent on the skill of the operator who customarily determines the tightness of the chain by feel.”
  • the guide bar instead of being bolted tightly on the frame or chassis of the engine, is mounted so as to be readily slidable in a lengthwise direction while being held against lateral movement either vertically or horizontally.
  • Cam means is provided for moving the guide bar longitudinally away from the sprocket so as to tension the chain to the correct value.
  • the tensioning cam is spring operated so as to increase the chain tension automatically in the event the chain becomes too slack.
  • the cam is preferably rotary with a generally spiral cam contour.
  • the contour of the cam is preferably provided with alternating high and low por tions, for example spaced cusps and intervening concavities. This configuration of the cam has been found to avoid excessive tension on the chain and also prevents rearward movement of the guide bar when abnormal pressure is applied to the end of the guide bar, for example in boring.
  • FIG. I is a somewhat schematic exploded view showing chaintensioning means in accordance with the invention together with associated portions of a chain saw;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a cam and associated abutment for adjusting chain tension
  • FIG. 3 is a horizontal section of chain-tensioning means in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a partial inside view of a cover shown in FIG. I.
  • a chain saw comprising an engine with a frame or chassis 5.
  • the engine is ordinarily a small two-cycle internal combustion engine although an electric motor may be used if desired.
  • the chain saw is provided in known manner with suitable handles and controls for starting, regulating and manipulating the chain saw.
  • a chain-driving sprocket 6 which is driven by the engine preferably through a centrifugal clutch 7 (FIG. 3) so that the sprocket is driven only when the engine speed exceeds a predetermined value and is not driven at idling speed.
  • Forwardly of the sprocket 6 and in proper alignment therewith the engine chassis is provided with a fixed block or bracket 8 for mounting a guide bar.
  • a guide bar I9 is slidably mounted on the chassis in alignment with the sprocket 6 so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction toward and away from the sprocket while being held firmly against lateral movement or deflection either horizontally or vertically.
  • the guide bar is provided with a peripheral groove or slot 11 to receive the inwardly projecting tangs of the cutting chain and may be provided at its outer end with a roller nose or sprocket (not shown) in known manner.
  • Means for mounting the guide bar on the chassis are shown by way of example in the drawings as comprising the mounting base or bracket 8 with projecting stud bolts 9, an inner guide plate or shim M, a guide block and an outer guide plate or shim 16.
  • the guide block 15 and each of the shims l4 and 16 have spaced bolt holes to receive the stud bolts 9.
  • the guide block 15 has a thickness slightly greater than the thickness of the guide bar 10, a width slightly less than the width of the slot 12 in the guide bar and a length sufficiently shorter than the length of the slot 12 to permit the desired range of longitudinal movement of the guide bar.
  • the inner and outer shims l4 and 16 have a length somewhat greater than the length of the guide block 15 and a shape corresponding approximately to the shape of the adjacent portion of the guide bar.
  • the inner and outer shims 14 and 16 are not clamped tightly against opposite faces of the guide bar but provide sufficient clearance to permit lon' gitudinal movement of the guide bar (without loosing the nuts 9a) while confining it in a lateral direction so as to prevent any substantial lateral movement or deflection of the guide bar.
  • the width of the guide block 15 is sufficiently less than the width of the slot 12 in the guide bar to provide sufficient clearance to permit free longitudinal movement of the guide bar while preventing any substantial up or down movement.
  • the mounting base 3 and inner shim M are shown as being provided with mating slots 8a and through which lubricant is supplied to the inner end portion of the guide bar 110 from a suitable lubricant supply, for example an oil tank and pump connected through a suitable duct to the slot 8a.
  • a suitable lubricant supply for example an oil tank and pump connected through a suitable duct to the slot 8a.
  • This provides lubrication for the chain running on the guide bar and also lubricates the inner end portion of the guide bar to facilitate longitudinal movement of the guide bar.
  • the slots 30 and Ma are inclined at a small angle. for example about 6fL.
  • An endless cutting chain 20 runs around the guide bar it) and the sprocket 6.
  • the chain is provided in usual manner with links having cutting teeth and depth gages and has inwardly projecting lugs or tangs which engage the teeth of the sprocket 6 and are received in the peripheral slot 11 of the guide bar.
  • the guide bar is provided with a nose sprocket, the inwardly projecting tangs of the saw chain likewise engage the nose sprocket teeth in known manner. It will be seen that since the cutting chain extends around both the driving sprocket 6 and the guide bar 10, movement of the guide bar in a longitudinal direction away from the driving sprocket 6 applies tension to the chain.
  • cam means is provided for moving the guide bar relative to the sprocket to tension the cutting chain.
  • the tension-regulating cam means is shown by way of example in the drawings as a generally spiral cam 21 fixed on a rotatable shaft 22 and engaging a stud or pin 23 projecting laterally from the guide bar adjacent one side of the slot 12 and projecting through a longitudinally extending slot 16a in the outer shim 16.
  • the cam shaft 22 is rotatably supported in a hole 25:: of a cover 25 which is shaped to enclose the inner end portion of the guide bar including the chain-tensioning means and also the chain-driving sprocket 6 and associated centrifugal clutch 7.
  • a hollow knob 26 fixed on a projecting outer end portion of the cam shaft 22 encloses a spiral spring 27, one end 27a of which is turned inwardly so as to engage in a longitudinally extending radial slot 22a in the shaft 22 while the opposite end 27b is anchored by engagement with a pin 28 projecting outwardly of the cover 25 near the shaft hole 25a.
  • the spring 27 acts on the shaft 22 to bias it in a clockwise direction as seen in FIG. 1.
  • the cam shaft 22 and hence the cam 21 are rotatable in a counterclockwise direction against the tension of the spring 27 by the knob 26, rotation being limited by engagement of a pin 2911 on the cam with a pin 29b projecting inwardly on the inner face of the cover 25 adjacent the shaft hole 25a.
  • a cam cover 30 is preferably interposed between the outer shim l6 and the cam and is provided with an elongated slot 30a to accommodate the pin 23 on the guide bar 10 and with a contoured rim portion 30b which projects outwardly over the cam.
  • the cam cover 30 and outer cover 25 are provided with bolt holes to receive the stud bolts 9, the entire assembly comprising the inner shim 14, the guide block 15, the outer shim 16, the cam cover 30 and the outer cover 25 being secured by the nuts 9a on the stud bolts 9 with the guide bar 10 received between the inner and outer shims, the cam 21 being accommodated between the cam cover 30 and the outer cover 25 and the cam shaft 22 extending outwardly through the hole 25a provided in the cover 25.
  • the outer shim 16 and cam cover 30 are removably secured to the outer cover 25 by two screws 31 which extend through holes in the outer shim and cam cover and screw into blind tapped holes in the outer cover.
  • the cam 21 has a cam contour 21a which is generally spiral so that an inner end portion 21b is closer to the axis of the shaft 22 than is the outer end portion 21c. As seen in FIG. 2 the resulting step 21d is somewhat undercut so that the inner end portion 21b partially underlies the outer end portion 21c.
  • the contoured periphery 21a of the cam 21 is preferably not smooth but comprises a plurality of alternate high and low increments which are shown by way of example in the drawings as spaced cusps 2le and intervening concavities 21f.
  • the concavities 21f are preferably at least approximately arcuate with a curvature that is slightly less than the curvature of the pin 23 (the radius of curvature of the concavities 21f being slightly greater than the radius of the pin 23).
  • the pin 23 is fixed on the guide bar 10, for example by being screwed into a tapped hole by means of a hexagonal or other noncircular section provided on the pin.
  • the cam shaft 22 with the cam 21 fixed on the inner end thereof is inserted through the hole 25a from the inside of the cover and the spring 27 and knob 26 are assembled on the outer end of the cam shaft and the knob 26 is secured on the shaft, for example by a set screw 26a.
  • cam cover 30 and outer cover 25 are then assembled on the stud bolts 9 in that order, the chain 20 being positioned around the guide bar 10 and over the drive sprocket 20 before the cover 25 is positioned on the bolts 9.
  • the knob 26 is turned in a counterclockwise direction against the tension of the spring 27 until the pin 29a on the cam engages the pin 29b on the inner face of the cover.
  • These pins are so positioned as to present the inner end 21b of the cam to the pin 23 on the guide bar 10.
  • the cover 25 is then slid all the way in and the nuts 9a are screwed onto the bolts 9 and tightened.
  • the cam 21 Upon release of the knob 26after the cover 25 has been pushed home-the spring 27 tends to turn the cam 21 in a clockwise direction. The cam will turn until the cam periphery firmly engages the pin 23. With the chain saw in a static condition the cam 21 acted on by the spring 27 may not exert sufficient force on the pin 23 to overcome static friction and move the guide bar 10 longitudinally away from the drive sprocket to tension the chain. However, as soon as the chain saw is started, friction is reduced by the natural vibration of the chain saw whereupon--if the chain is not already at proper tensionthe cam 21 will rotate further in a clockwise direction until proper tension on the chain is achieved.
  • the contour of the cam 21 and the force of the spring 27 are selected so that the chain 20 is under proper tension when equilibrium is reached between the force of the spring 27 and the tension of the chain.
  • the chain 20 tends to become longer by reason of the wear and setting of the chain parts and also because of thermal expansion of the chain upon increase of temperature occurring during cutting operations. If no correction were made, the increase in chain length would result in a decrease of chain tension. However, with the tensioning device herein illustrated and described, the cam 21 turns farther in a clockwise direction whenever slack occurs in the chain so as to maintain the chain under proper tension.
  • the alternate high and low increments of the cam contour represented by the cusps 2le and intervening concavities 21f serve the function of avoiding excess tension on the chain.
  • the pin 23 ordinarily sits in one of-the concavities as seen in FIG. 2 and the cam will not move until the chain has lengthened sufficiently to permit the pin 23 to ride over the intervening cusp 212.
  • the pin 23 thereupon drops down into the next concavity so as to decrease the tension slightly thereby providing the correct tension value and preventing overtensioning.
  • successive cusps 2le are spaced apart from one another a uniform distance.
  • the radial distances between the bottoms of successive concavities 21f from the axis of the shaft 22 increase by equal increments from the inner end 21b of the cam contour to the outer end 21c. This means that the guide is moved equal amounts each time the pin 23 moves from one concavity to the next.
  • the included angle between successive cusps with the apex of the angle at the axis of the cam shaft 22 progressively decreases from the inner end to the outer end of the cam contour.
  • the guide bar is provided with an additional tapped hole 10a into which the pin 23 can be screwed.
  • the hole 10a is on the opposite side of the slot 12 and is closer to the inner end of the guide bar by a distance approximately equal to the throw of the cam 211.
  • the guide bar lltl can be reversed side for side and the pin 23 moved to the other hole Mia in position to start again at the inner end 21d of the cam.
  • Still additional holes can, if desired, be provided on the same or opposite side of the slot 12.
  • a linearly movable cam may be used in like manner for movement of the guide bar in a longitudinal direction outwardly from the drive sprocket to adjust the tension of the chain without loosening the nuts on the bolts 9 by which the guide bar and associated parts are mounted on the chain saw chassis.
  • the chaintensioning means of the present invention is particularly useful for maintaining saw chains at proper tension, it is also applicable to tensioning other endless chains, for example drive chains, running over a drive sprocket and a chain gmide which is movable relative to the sprocket to tighten the chain.
  • a chain guide bar having a frame and a chain-driving sprocket
  • the combination of a chain guide bar means mounting said guide bar on said frame in alignment with said sprocket for movement in a longitudinal direction toward and away from said sprocket, an endless chain running on said guide bar and sprocket and driven by said sprocket, and means for automatically tensioning said chain to proper operating tension
  • said tensioning means comprising an abutment on said guide bar, a cam movably mounted on said frame and engaging said abutment, said cam having a cam contour for moving said abutment and hence said guide bar in a direction away from said sprocket to tension said chain upon movement of said cam in a forward direction, and spring means for moving said cam in a forward direction to tighten said chain, said cam contour having alternate high and low increments engageable with said abutment to arrest forward movement of said cam when the chain is under proper tension and to resist movement of said cam in a reverse direction.
  • said cam contour of said cam comprises a series of spaced cusps alternating with concave curves between said cusps.
  • said abutment comprises a round pin fixed on said guide bar and in which said concave curves of said cam contour have a radius of curvature slightly greater than that of said pin.
  • a combination according to claim l in which said guide bar is provided with a plurality of spaced holes at different distances from said sprocket and in which said abutment comprises a pin removably fixed selectively in one of said holes.
  • a combination according to claim l in which said cam is rotatably mounted and has a generally spiral contour, said spring means comprising a spiral spring acting on said cam to rotate it about its axis of rotation.
  • said cam contour comprises a series of spaced cusps and concave arcs between said cusps, the distance between said cusps and the axis of rotation of said cam progressively increasing from one terminus of said cam contour to the other, said cusps being substantially equally spaced along said cam contour and the included angles between said cusps with apices at said axis of rotation progressively decreasing with increase of the distance between said cusps and said axis.
  • a combination according to claim 11, comprising manually operable means for moving said cam in a reverse direction and thereby tensioning said spring means.
  • said guide bar has a longitudinally extending slot in an end portion ad jacent said sprocket and in which said mounting means comprise an elongated block received in said slot, said block having a width slightly less than the width of said slot, a length less than the length of said slot by an amount at least equal to the desired range of longitudinal movement.
  • said guide bar and a thickness slightly greater than the thickness of said guide bar guide plates on opposite sides of said block and said guide bar, said block spacing said plates apart a distance slightly greater than the thickness of said guide bar and means securing said plates and said block together, said block and plates firmly supporting said guide bar for free longitudinal movement by said cam.
  • a chain guide bar means mounting said guide bar on said frame in alignment with said sprocket for free movement in a longitudinal direction toward and away from said sprocket, an endless chain running on said guide bar and sprocket and driven by said sprocket, and means for tensioning said chain to proper operating tension
  • said tensioning means comprising an abutment on said guide bar, a cam movably mounted on said frame and engaging said abutment, said cam having a cam contour for moving said abutment and hence said guide bar in a direction away from said sprocket to tension said chain upon movement of said cam in a forward direction and means for progressively moving said cam in a forward direction to tighten said chain and compensate for progressive increase in length of said chain through wear and increase of temperature.
  • cam contour comprises a plurality of spaced cusps with intervening concavities between said cusps.
  • chain-tensioning means comprising a support, an abutment on said guide means, a cam movably mounted on said support and engaging said abutment, said cam having a cam contour for moving said abutment and hence said guide means in a direction to tension said chain upon movement of said cam in a forward direction, and spring means for moving said cam in a forward direction to tighten said chain, said cam contour having alternate high and low increments engageable with said abutment to arrest forward movement of said cam when the chain is under proper tension and to resist movement of said cam in a reverse direction.
  • Chain-tensioning means in which said cam contour comprises a series of spaced cusps alternating with concavities between said cusps.
  • Chain-tensioning means according to claim 15, in which said cam is rotatable and said cam contour is generally spiral, said spring means acting on said cam to rotate it.

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