A pair of chain link consists of a roller link and pin link. An offset link is used when an odd number of chain links is required. A user must create a pair of chain link from which all chain links are copied. Once a pair of chain links is created, it will be registered as clone body. The inertial properties of the assembled chain link are automatically duplicated as the values of clone body. A single pin is used to connect two links of a chain system in this model. The geometric information provided by the user is used for both display and contact force computation in the solver. Therefore, the chain link properties must be defined carefully prior to assembling a chain system.
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P |
Pitch |
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Dr |
Roller Diameter |
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Wr |
Roller Width |
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Wrl |
Width between Roller Link Plate |
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Trl |
Thickness of Roller Link Plate |
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Hrl |
Height of Roller Link Plate |
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Wpl |
Width between Pin Link Plate |
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Tpl |
Thickness of Pin Link Plate |
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Dp |
Height of Pin Link Plate |
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Dp |
Pin Diameter |
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Lp |
Pin Length |
(b) Dimension Information
Figure 1 Roller Chain Link