The Effect of the Stiffness of a Compound Roller Chain Drive Tension of the Driven Branch

Abstract

The article proposes a new design of a chain drive with the flexible element tensioning device. The formula for calculating the stiffness of the tension bushing of the tension roller of the chain drive with the compressive tensioning device is obtained. The dependences of the elastic bushing coefficient on the radius of the tensioning roller and the change in the coefficient of friction are obtained. The laws of the chain vibration, velocity and acceleration with respect to time depend on the angular velocity of the tension roller, the mass of the chain interacting with the tension roller and the radius of the tension roller. Recommended parameters have been developed.