Kraftübertragung zwischen Lastkette (Flyerkette) und Umlenkrolle

Abstract

Chains of different embodiments are used in many areas of technology and have a correspondingly long history of development. The first application of the chain as a technical element for transmitting power was already in the 1st century B.C., used by the Roman architect and engineer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in the form of a forged link chain on a bucket elevator. Other historical figures of chains can be found in the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), which are very similar to the current standard block and leaf chain. In recent decades, the chain has evolved and was optimized repeatedly. The manufacturers make use of the available standards and their experience and dimension the chains accordingly. Due to the ever increasing demands from customers to the chain, a prediction of service life is limited due to the many influential parameters or factors.