roller chain

American  

noun

1. a power chain consisting of parallel pairs of flat links joined by pins covered with rollers, and engaging with the teeth of sprockets.

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roller chain British  

noun

1. engineering a chain for transmitting power in which each link consists of two free-moving rollers held in position by pins connected to sideplates

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Etymology

Origin of roller chain

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The ordinary forms of block or roller chain have not proven successful in this application, but the silent chain, which is in reality a link belt operating over toothed pulleys, has demonstrated its worth.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

Gear-case.—The modern roller chain by makers of repute is so durable that the necessity for a gear-case is not so great as when chains were of inferior quality.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Renold stock roller chain drives and accessories, catalog RD. © 9Jun37; AA236697.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The types are linked together into a roller chain which is carried by the disk, A, and they ink themselves automatically from a flannel pad.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various

In the roller chain the outer surfaces of the rollers engage with the teeth of the chain-wheels, and during the engagement and disengagement may roll slightly on the tubular rivets.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various