Patent ID: 8337348
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: F16G

Abstract:
1. A silent chain comprising an elongated series of interleaved rows of link plates, each link plate having front and rear V-shaped teeth for engagement with sprocket teeth, an inner flank region between said front and rear V-shaped teeth for receiving sprocket teeth without contacting the sprocket teeth, and front and rear connecting pin holes formed in each link plate respectively adjacent the front and rear V-shaped teeth, the V-shaped teeth being arranged in parallel rows extending in a direction of the chain width perpendicular to the direction of elongation of the chain, and connecting pins extending through said pin holes in the direction of the chain width, and flexibly connecting the interleaved rows of link plates to one another to form an endless loop, wherein cushion pads are provided in the inner flank regions of the link plates of at least every second one of said rows of link plates, and wherein each said cushion pad extends in the direction of the chain width beyond the sides of the link plate having the inner flank region in which said cushion pad is provided.