Randomized sprocket for roller chain

摘要

The present invention is directed to varying the radial seating position of the roller while maintaining a constant chordal dimension between seated rollers. The roots between teeth of a sprocket for a roller chain have radii that vary between a nominal radius and a maximum radius and a minimum radius. This variation or randomization is intended to provide a noise modulation effect while avoiding the negative effects of high impact from conventional randomized sprockets.