Patent ID: 11927245
Assignee: IGUS GMBH
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. An energy chain to guide at least one line, comprising:
a plurality of chain links flexibly connected to each other, which each comprise lateral link plates parallel to one another and cross webs connecting the lateral link plates,
wherein the energy chain is displaceable such that the plurality of chain links forms opposite strands as upper and lower strands, and a deflection area connecting the upper strand and the lower strand,
wherein, to facilitate a rolling action when the energy chain is displaced, rollers are provided on at least some of the plurality of chain links of the upper strand and/or the lower strand, which project beyond narrow sides of the lateral link plates in a direction of the respectively opposite strand,
wherein each of the rollers comprise a wheel body made of plastic with a hub, a rim and a radial region connecting the hub and the rim, wherein a material thickness of the radial region is reduced compared with the rim such that radial impacts during the rolling action are dampable by elastic deformability of the radial region.