JOHN E MINDEN
Engineers in Paris, AR
License number
Virginia 0402039663
Issued Date
Jan 22, 2004
Expiration Date
Jan 31, 2012
Category
Professional Engineer License
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Paris, AR
Organization information
See more information about JOHN E MINDEN at bizstanding.comJOHN E. MINDEN P.E., PA
510 S 7 St, Paris, AR 72855
Doing business as:
MINDEN ENGINEERING PA
Registration:
Apr 4, 2001
State ID:
100197472
Business type:
For Profit Corporation
President:
John Minden (President)
Agent:
John E Minden,510 S 7 St, Paris, AR 72855 (Physical)
Filled under act:
Dom Prof Corp; 155 of 1963
Professional information
Inverted Tooth Chain Sprocket With Frequency Modulated Meshing
US Patent:
2008031, Dec 18, 2008
Filed:
May 9, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/151944
Inventors:
James D. Young - Chesaning MI, US
Darren J. Stewart - Howell MI, US
John E. Minden - Paris AR, US
Darren J. Stewart - Howell MI, US
John E. Minden - Paris AR, US
International Classification:
F16H 7/00, F16H 55/30, B23P 15/14
US Classification:
474148, 474160, 2989335
Abstract:
An inverted tooth chain drive system includes an inverted tooth chain structured for inside flank engagement. The chain includes link rows each including leading inside flanks that project outwardly relative to trailing outside flanks of a preceding link row. The system further includes a sprocket with which said inverted tooth chain is drivingly engaged. The sprocket includes a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced about an axis of rotation, each tooth comprising an engaging flank and a disengaging flank. Some of the teeth are defined with a first tooth form in which said engaging flank thereof is defined with a first pressure angle and others of said teeth are defined with a second tooth form in which the engaging flank thereof is defined with a second pressure angle that is different from the first pressure angle in order to stagger or modulate the initial meshing impacts between the leading inside flanks of the chain and engaging flanks of the sprocket teeth. The sprocket can be optimized for manufacture by a hobbing process, by arranging the different tooth forms in a specific “hob-compatible” pattern.