Details zu Lochkreismustern bei Kettenblättern: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

I started my work reviewing the bolt-circle diameter table by reviewing the entries with known bolt-circle diameters and evenly-spaced holes. Their spacing can be determined with trigonometry. I found small errors in published distances on our list and in other references. Evidently, people had taken measurements and never checked them with math. I corrected errors where I found them.

For uneven patterns, measurement and calculation are more complicated. Buying a sample of every kind of chainring would have bankrupted me. So, for some chainrings, I had to use manufacturers' specifications, or reverse-engineer geometric constructions from manufacturers' photos. This is trickier. How can it be done?

While bolt-circle diameters vary, the geometry of the tooth circle of all round bicycle chainrings adheres to a fixed pattern, as the pitch of the chain and the diameter of its rollers are the same. The tops of teeth may stand at different heights, but the gaps between teeth are at the same diameter, within tight tolerances, for any chainring with the same number of teeth. The diameter between gaps opposite one another may be calculated based on the dimensional standards, and he correctness of the calculation may be confirmed by measuring an actual chainring with an even number of teeth. I did both and checked with a 1982 Japanese Industrial Standards manual. You may find my calculations in the Microsoft Excel workbook here. And here is the page from the JIS manual.