Endless belt power transmission systems or components – Positive drive belt – Belt formed of rigid links
Patent
1997-06-30
1998-09-08
Hannon, Thomas R.
Endless belt power transmission systems or components
Positive drive belt
Belt formed of rigid links
474160, F16G 1302, F16H 5500
Patent
active
058038531
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle drive chain is provided for training on a rear speed changing gear assembly having up to nine concentric sprocket wheels. Each of the sprocket wheels has a thickness of about 1.8 mm. An outermost one of the sprocket wheels has an outer face that is displaced from an inner face of an innermost one of the sprocket wheels by a distance not greater than 37 mm. The bicycle drive chain includes inner and outer chain plates, pins for connecting the inner and outer chain plates, and rollers provided respectively on the pins for spacing apart the inner chain plates. The bicycle drive chain has a pitch defined by distance between axes of two adjacent ones of the pins and equal to about 12.7 mm. The pitch is 1.924.+-.0.060 times a total thickness of the bicycle drive chain.
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Hannon Thomas R.
KMC Chain Industrial Co., Ltd.
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