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News Release from: Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument | Subject: A 6M 7M12 series
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 05 August 2005
Acetal chain drives save space and
weight
A new series of ultraminiature inch and metric 3.117mm pitch moulded chain drives are designed for use where limited space and weight factors are important.
A new series of ultraminiature inch and metric 3.117mm pitch moulded chain drives from Stock Drive Products are designed for use where limited space and weight factors are important: such as servo drives to stylus or pen carriages in recorders and x-y plotters, chart roll drives and counter drives They are used in communication equipment, business machines, cameras and other electronic or electromechanical devices
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Jul 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Made of prelubricated, nonmagnetic black Acetal, these drives, identified as the A 6M 7M12 series, are designed to operate over a wide range of temperatures from -40 to +121C.
The chain features a unit-link design that eliminates the need for a master link.
Each unit-link measures 2.08mm high and 4.12mm wide.
A length of 321 links snapped together will equal 1m, and a 5m length of chain weighs only 31g.
Chain operating speeds up to 5.1m/s, around smaller 8-tooth sprockets, and maximum operating loads up to 0.9kg.
of tension are recommended.
The A 6M 7M12 sprockets are stocked in 14 sizes from 8 to 48 teeth.
Three bore sizes are stocked for press fitting the sprockets to 3, 4 and 6mm shafts.
Sprockets that have 24 or more teeth are moulded with a spoked configuration.
Outer diameters range from 9.4 to 49.3mm, and pitch diameters from 8.1 to 47.4mm.
The A 6M 7M12 series is available for immediate delivery from SDP stock.
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