Multi-part chain link of an energy chain, and transverse connecting piece and side plate therefor

    公开(公告)号:US12129911B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17310611

    申请日:2020-02-17

    申请人: IGUS GMBH

    发明人: Joerg Dommnik

    摘要: The design of chain links for energy chains for movably carrying cables, hoses and the like. The chain link consists of a plurality of individual parts, namely two side plates made of plastic, comprising an interior side facing the interior of the chain link, an exterior side facing away therefrom and two narrow sides running substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction, and at least one, more particularly two transverse connecting pieces for detachably connecting the side plates, comprising a center part and a fastening portion at each end of the transverse connecting piece on both sides. The side plates have, on at least one narrow side, a corresponding fastening region for frictionally fastening a transverse connecting piece, namely a clamping receptacle which has two clamping surfaces, which are opposite one another in the longitudinal direction and between which a complementarily shaped fastening portion of the at least one separate transverse connecting piece is clamped. Each transverse connecting piece has two support protrusions on each fastening portion, each support protrusion having a support surface for resting against the interior side of the side plate in order to achieve a robust connection. Providing the side plate, in the central region between the fastening regions, with a special functional cut-out in the plate body, which cut-out facilitates additional functions or application expansions.

    Link plate of a pin, bush, or roller chain

    公开(公告)号:US12018734B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17004521

    申请日:2020-08-27

    发明人: Ulrich Gerlach

    IPC分类号: F16G15/12

    CPC分类号: F16G15/12

    摘要: A link plate of a pin, bush, or roller chain, the link plate having two through-holes for one pin each, and wherein the through-holes are formed between two link plate base areas, and wherein a distance-indicating marker is applied to at least one base area.

    Chain connector
    66.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11953077B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US16612081

    申请日:2018-05-09

    申请人: Acteuro Limited

    发明人: Peter Howard

    IPC分类号: F16G15/04 F16G13/14 F16G15/12

    CPC分类号: F16G15/04 F16G13/14 F16G15/12

    摘要: A vertical or block chain connector for linking between two closed chain links includes a lower element and an upper element configured to engage with the lower element to form the chain connector in an assembled condition. In use the lower element is disposed vertically below the upper element in the assembled connector. The upper element is a sliding fit with the lower element and the direction of the sliding connection is in a straight line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the connector and in a plane which is parallel to the horizontal axis when the connector is vertically oriented in use.

    Energy chain comprising rollers
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11927245B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US16648277

    申请日:2018-09-17

    申请人: igus GmbH

    摘要: An energy chain comprising rollers on a number of chain links of the upper strand and/or of the lower strand. The rollers project, at least to a slight extent, beyond narrow sides of the lateral plates in the direction of the respectively opposite strand, in order to allow for rolling action when the energy chain is displaced. The invention provides for the rollers to comprise a wheel body made of plastic and having a hub, a rim and a radial region, which connects the hub and rim. The material thickness of the radial region is reduced in comparison with the rim such that radial impacts during the course of the rolling action can be damped by elastic deformability of the radial region of the roller itself. This significantly reduces the development of noise and vibration caused by rollers located opposite one another coming into contact with one another. The invention also proposes a roller subassembly and/or a chain link made up of two opposite lateral plates with corresponding rollers and, as a further aspect, a special way of fastening the rollers on successive lateral plates.

    Chain comprising polymeric links and a spacer

    公开(公告)号:US09879757B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US15034659

    申请日:2014-12-09

    摘要: The present invention relates to a chain comprising a plurality of chain links comprising a polymeric fiber and wherein said chain comprises at least one spacer having a thickness Δ at the contact location through which loads are directly transmitted between said chain links and a ratio Δ/τ=f, with τ being the thickness of any of the chain links at the contact location through which loads are directly transmitted between said chain links and f being in a range between 0.10 and 2.50. The invention further relates to the use said chain for storing, securing, lashing and tying down for handling and transporting cargo, in lifting and hoisting, logging, hauling and rigging, propulsion and driving, mooring, cargo-hold of an aircraft or naval ship.