Patent ID: 6450910
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: F16G

Abstract:
A link plate for a silent chain, having a pair of pin holes formed therein, the pin holes being spaced from each other along a direction defining a longitudinal direction of the link plate, a pair of link teeth formed on the link plate, the teeth extending transversely to said longitudinal direction, and being in side-by-side relationship to each other and spaced from each other, the spacing of the teeth from each other extending along a direction parallel to said longitudinal direction, and said link plate having a pair of opposite ends along said longitudinal direction, and a butt-inserting portion formed on at least one of said opposite ends of the link plate, said butt-inserting portion having a circumferential edge, and a thickness decreasing gradually, in said longitudinal direction, toward said circumferential edge;wherein said link plate has a front surface and a rear surface, and said butt-inserting portion of said link plate comprises a beveled surface formed on at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the link plate; and wherein said beveled surface is defined by said circumferential edge and an arc extending from one point on said circumferential edge to another point on said circumferential edge, the arc being convex when viewed from the end of said link plate opposite said one end.