Modeling the Pressure Distribution in the Contact between Guide and Chain

Abstract

This paper has as its purpose the study of tensions and contact pressures between the stretching guide and geared links of a transmission chain used in internal combustion engines. The first step there will be to present some notions regarding chain transmission. The first step highlights a geometrical model regarding the stretching guide and defining the contacts between geared links of a transmission chain, then being analyzed through the finite element method. At the end of the chapter, there will be presented the conclusions regarding the geometrical modeling of the guide-chain contact.