To the question of the distribution of the workload between the teeth of chain gear sprockets

Abstract

Approaches and methods for solving the problem of the distribution of the workload between the teeth of chain gear sprockets are considered. A review of research on this topic is given. In accordance with the premise that the elastic deformations of chain links and sprocket teeth have a decisive influence on the distribution of workload between teeth, an automated calculation technique is proposed. According to the results of the calculation, the number of simultaneously transmitting the main share of the working load of the teeth of the sprockets is limited and ranges from one to three.