Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16H—GEARING
  • F16H55/00—Elements with teeth or friction surfaces for conveying motion; Worms, pulleys or sheaves for gearing mechanisms
  • F16H55/02—Toothed members; Worms
  • F16H55/17—Toothed wheels
  • F16H55/171—Toothed belt pulleys
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16H—GEARING
  • F16H55/00—Elements with teeth or friction surfaces for conveying motion; Worms, pulleys or sheaves for gearing mechanisms
  • F16H55/32—Friction members
  • F16H55/36—Pulleys
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16H—GEARING
  • F16H55/00—Elements with teeth or friction surfaces for conveying motion; Worms, pulleys or sheaves for gearing mechanisms
  • F16H55/32—Friction members
  • F16H55/36—Pulleys
  • F16H2055/363—Pulleys with special means or properties for lateral tracking of the flexible members running on the pulley, e.g. with crowning to keep a belt on track
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16H—GEARING
  • F16H55/00—Elements with teeth or friction surfaces for conveying motion; Worms, pulleys or sheaves for gearing mechanisms
  • F16H55/32—Friction members
  • F16H55/36—Pulleys
  • F16H2055/366—Pulleys with means providing resilience or vibration damping

Definitions

• the invention relates to a synchronous belt sprocket and system and more particularly to a synchronous belt sprocket system having a sprocket comprising a plurality of first transverse teeth and adjacent second transverse teeth.
• Sprocket and belt combinations are well known and there are many different types of belts and many different combinations of belts and sprockets.
• the belt application typically determines the belt construction, while the belt construction is a factor in the sprocket construction. If the inner face of the belt is comprised of teeth, then the outer face of the drive sprocket, which contacts the inner face of the belt, is conventionally formed with grooves corresponding to the tooth profile of the belt. For synchronous drive belts wherein the teeth extend laterally across the width of the belt, the corresponding sprockets are provided with flanges to prevent the belt from tracking off of the sprocket. For drive belts with self-tracking tooth profiles, the sprockets do not require flanges to restrain the axial movement of the belt.
• a toothed belt system will generate noise. This is primarily due to engagement or meshing between the teeth of the belt and the groves of the sprocket. Motor noise is discounted as a given. The belt noise can be objectionable depending on the intensity and the associated service in which the system is being used.
• US application no. 20020119854 discloses a drive system comprising a driver pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt.
• the belt has a pulley engaging surface comprised of a plurality of transversely extending self- tracking teeth.
• the driven pulley has a non-grooved, crownless belt engaging surface.
• the material forming the pulley engaging surface of the belt having a relatively low coefficient of friction, and the material forming the belt engaging surface of the driven pulley having a relatively high coefficient of friction.
• the primary aspect of the invention is to provide a sprocket system using a sprocket having a plurality of first transverse teeth and adjacent second transverse teeth thereby reducing operating system noise.
• the invention comprises a sprocket system comprising a first sprocket comprising a plurality of transverse first teeth extending parallel to an axis of rotation (A-A] and having a first pitch (PI], the first sprocket further comprising a plurality of transverse second teeth having a second pitch (P2] and disposed immediately adjacent the first teeth, the second teeth parallel to the first teeth, a tooth of said first teeth aligned with a radius (R] of said first sprocket, a tooth of said second teeth offset a distance (x] from said radius (R], wherein (x] is greater than zero, a second sprocket, and a toothed belt entrained between the first sprocket and the second sprocket.
• PI first pitch
• P2 second pitch
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inventive system.
• Fig. 2 is a side view of a sprocket.
• Fig. 3 is a top view of a sprocket.
• Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a sprocket.
• Fig. 5 is a graph of an overall dB comparison between different belt systems.
• Fig. 6 is a chart of the parameters for the tested systems.
• Fig. 7 is a perspective view of an inventive sprocket.
• Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment.
• Fig. 9 is a chart depicting the sound pressure level of prior art and inventive belt systems for an 8mm pitch.
• Fig. 10 is a chart depicting the sound pressure level of prior art and inventive belt systems for an 11mm pitch.
• Fig. 11 is a schematic drawing of a test arrangement.
• Figure 12 shows a pair of inventive sprockets with a single belt installed to determine the phase angle.
• Fig. 13 is a pulse time marker chart.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the inventive system.
• the system comprises a first sprocket 100 and a second sprocket 200.
• first sprocket 100 would act as a driver sprocket and second sprocket 200 would act as a driven sprocket.
• a first belt 300 is entrained about sprockets 100, 200.
• a second belt 400 is trained about sprockets 100, 200.
• First belt 300 and second belt 400 comprise toothed belts, each having teeth disposed on a longitudinal surface.
• First belt 300 comprises teeth 301.
• Second belt 400 comprises teeth 401.
• Teeth 301 engage a toothed surface 101 on sprocket 100.
• Teeth 401 engage a toothed surface 102 on sprocket 100.
• Teeth 301 also engage a toothed surface 201 on sprocket 200.
• Teeth 401 also engage a toothed surface 202 on sprocket 200.
• Sprocket 100 comprises a first toothed surface 101 comprising transverse teeth extending parallel to an axis of rotation A-A.
• Sprocket 100 further comprises a second toothed surface 102 disposed immediately adjacent the first toothed surface 101, Second teeth on toothed surface 102 are parallel to the first teeth on toothed surface 101.
• Teeth 301 and teeth 401 may comprise any suitable shape or profile known in the art.
• Teeth on the toothed surfaces 101, 102, 201, 202 may comprise any cooperating profile suitable for engaging belt 300 and belt 400.
• Sprocket 100 and sprocket 200 may be of equal or unequal diameters.
• the diameter for toothed surface 101 may be equal or unequal to the diameter of adjacent toothed surface 102. Further, the diameter for toothed surface 201 may be equal or unequal to the diameter of adjacent toothed surface 202.
• each belt 300, 400 be made to track toward the outer portion of sprocket 100 and sprocket 200. The will reduce the possibility of the belts coming in contact or rubbing together. Methods relating to belt tracking control are known in the art.
• Fig. 2 is a side view of a sprocket. Teeth on toothed surface 101 and 201 are spaced apart from each other by what is referred to as the "pitch", which is a distance (PI] between adjacent teeth. Teeth on toothed surfaces 102 and 202 are also spaced with a pitch (P2 ⁇ . Assuming a given toothed surface 101 is aligned with reference line "A" which aligns with a radius (R], the teeth on surface 102 are offset from the adjacent toothed surface 101 by a distance (x] which is a fraction of the pitch (PI] between 0 and 1.
• the offset may be adjusted/optimized during design in order to minimize or cancel noise generated by the belt engaging the sprocket, see Figure 12 and Figure 13.
• Belt pitches are typically 8mm, 9.525mm, 11mm, 14mm, 19 mm, 32mm, or some other value depending upon the requirements of the system.
• (x] is 1 ⁇ 2 the pitch (PI] for the given sprocket or belt.
• the teeth on surface 102 are disposed in alignment with the grooves 103 between teeth on surface 101.
• Distance (x] may be any value between zero and PI or P2.
• Pitch PI and pitch P2 may or may not be equal depending upon system requirements.
• Fig. 3 is a top view of a sprocket. Teeth on surface 101 are disposed adjacent teeth on surface 102. Sprocket 100 comprises adjacent rows of teeth on surface 101 and surface 102 on an outer belt engaging surface. Each sprocket rotates about an axis of rotation A-A.
• Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a sprocket.
• Each toothed surface may comprise an equal or unequal diameter D.
• FIG. 5 is a graph of an overall dB comparison between single belt systems, dual belt systems using the inventive system, and a single belt system using a belt with helix teeth.
• Bars A, C, D, and F represent the noise from single belt systems.
• Bar B is a dual belt system using single belt sprockets.
• Bar E represents the sound pressure levels for an inventive system, also using two belts.
• Bar G is for a single belt helix pitch system.
• Bar H is the electric motor only.
• the inventive system represented by bar (E] is quieter that all of the single belt systems.
• FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an inventive sprocket.
• Flanges 105 and 106 retain each belt 400, 300 respectively on sprocket 100.
• Flanges 105 and 106 are situated on the outboard portions of sprocket 100.
• Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment. Radially extending middle flange 107 is disposed between transverse tooth section 101 and transverse tooth section 102. Flange 107 prevents belt 300 from contacting belt 400 during operation. Middle flange 107 also serves as a parting line for the manufacturing process which is commonly described as sinter metal. In the sinter metal process the two halves of the mold insert connect at the middle flange 107 to ensure a smooth transition between tooth and flange. As described in Figure 7, flanges 105 and 106 retain each belt 400, 300 respectively on sprocket 100. Flanges 105 and 106 are situated on the outboard portions of sprocket 100.
• Fig. 9 is a chart depicting the sound pressure level of the tooth meshing order of prior art and inventive belt systems for an 8mm pitch belt over a given speed range.
• the sound pressure level for the system labeled as "dual phase” indicates a significant decrease for system noise across the speed range using the inventive sprocket (dual phase] compared to the prior art (pitch single and helical tooth ⁇ .
• the sound level of the system can be measured using a test system.
• FIG 11 is a schematic drawing of a test system arrangement.
• An electric motor 800 is attached to a driver differential 801.
• Driver differential 801 is attached to an inventive driver sprocket 100a.
• a second inventive driven sprocket 100b is attached to driven differential 802.
• Belts 300, 400 are trained between the first inventive sprocket 100a and second inventive sprocket 100b as described elsewhere in this specification, for example, in Figure 1.
• the system tested in this Figure 11 uses a sprocket as described in Figure 8, which includes a flange 107.
• Driven differential 802 is attached to a first generator 803 and second generator 804, which provide load for the system.
• the driver sprocket and driven sprocket each comprise 40 teeth for portion 101 and portion 102 for the 8mm pitch system.
• the driver sprocket and driven sprocket each comprise 31 teeth for portion 101 and portion 102.
• the belt noise measurement is made with the input shaft torque at 100 N- m and an input shaft speed of 5000 RPM.
• Microphone 805 is mounted at a distance of 10 cm above the driven sprocket 100b. Microphone 805 is the ICP type condenser microphone by PCB, or other suitable equivalent.
• Fig. 10 is a chart depicting the sound pressure level of the tooth meshing order of prior art and inventive belt systems for an 11mm pitch belt system. As is the case for the 8mm system, the sound pressure level for the 11mm pitch dual belt system is also significantly reduced across the speed range when compared to a single toothed belt installation.
• Figure 12 shows a pair of inventive sprockets with a single belt installed to determine the phase angle.
• a Hall effect speed sensor 500 is positioned to monitor the unoccupied sprocket 201. Each time the tooth passes the speed sensor a TTL (transistor to transistor logic) signal is generated, see curve "A" in Figure 13.
• a counter is used to count the time between adjacent rising edges of TTL signal.

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Gears, Cams (AREA)
• Devices For Conveying Motion By Means Of Endless Flexible Members (AREA)
• Pulleys (AREA)

Priority Applications (10)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=49510556

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (12)

Cited By (2)

Families Citing this family (8)

Citations (5)

Family Cites Families (5)

• 2012
  • 2012-10-17 US US13/653,832 patent/US20140106917A1/en not_active Abandoned
• 2013
  • 2013-10-16 MX MX2015004725A patent/MX2015004725A/es unknown
  • 2013-10-16 JP JP2015537795A patent/JP2015532406A/ja active Pending
  • 2013-10-16 IN IN2620DEN2015 patent/IN2015DN02620A/en unknown
  • 2013-10-16 WO PCT/US2013/065272 patent/WO2014062823A1/en not_active Ceased
  • 2013-10-16 EP EP13783781.1A patent/EP2909512A1/en not_active Withdrawn
  • 2013-10-16 CN CN201380053991.3A patent/CN104736898A/zh active Pending
  • 2013-10-16 CA CA2887668A patent/CA2887668C/en active Active
  • 2013-10-16 KR KR1020157012160A patent/KR20150070247A/ko not_active Ceased
  • 2013-10-16 AU AU2013331277A patent/AU2013331277B2/en active Active
  • 2013-10-16 BR BR112015008848A patent/BR112015008848A2/pt not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 2013-10-16 RU RU2015118351/11A patent/RU2601967C1/ru not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (6)

Non-Patent Citations (1)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events