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EP 1544340 A3 20060222 - Roller chain

Title (en)

Roller chain

Title (de)

Rollenkette

Title (fr)

Chaîne à rouleaux

Publication

EP 1544340 A3 20060222 (DE)

Application

EP 04029966 A 20041217

Priority

DE 10359922 A 20031218

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1544340A2] The roller chain with alternating inner and outer links (1, 2) comprises rollers which together with the glide sleeves (13) and the pins (11) are installed without lubricants in the roller chain.

IPC 8 full level

D06C 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06C 3/023 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 4926529 A 19900522 - HOSMER CHRISTOPHER E [US], et al
[A] EP 1022379 A2 20000726 - FAG OEM & HANDEL AG [DE]
[AD] DE 3333938 A1 19850411 - BRUECKNER TROCKENTECHNIK GMBH [DE]
[A] EP 0412356 A1 19910213 - BRUECKNER TROCKENTECHNIK GMBH [DE]
[A] EP 1258654 A1 20021120 - TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO [JP]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1544340 A2 20050622; EP 1544340 A3 20060222; DE 10359922 A1 20050804

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04029966 A 20041217; DE 10359922 A 20031218