Answer to Question #324612 in Mechanical Engineering for Jhonny

Question

8. Find the standard distance between sprocket having 4 in and 16 in diameters.

Answer 1

Inter-shaft Distance between Sprockets The distance between the shafts can be reduced as long as the sprockets do not interfere with each other and the wrap angle between the small sprocket and the chain is 120˚ or more. Generally, the inter-shaft distance should preferably be 30~50 times the pitch of the chain used.