Link plate for a silent chain

摘要

A link plate for a silent chain and a method of manufacture thereof in which the crotch 25 connecting each of the inside flanks 23 is shaved and/or burnished prior to blanking the contour of a link plate 2. Through this it is possible to prevent the generation of hairline cracks or local stress concentration at the crotch 25 and also to produce residual stress in the crotch, and it is consequently possible to increase the fatigue strength of the link plate 2. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>