For ” Smaller Conveyor Chains”, a variety of hyperlinks can be found for coupling and attaching custom gadgets right to the chains. These hyperlinks are known as attachments. The next regular attachments can be found.
Forms and names of regular attachments
normal attachments incorporate five types for single pitch chains and five types for double pitch chains as illustrated under. In addition, for single pitch chains, 4 kinds of wide attachments, as wide as outer plates, are available. Common attachments for respective chain sizes are listed around the following web page.
The way to indicate the specially arranged chains with attachments
A chain with Attachment K1s specially organized as over is indicated as follows:
CJ＋（K1 inner＋PL）×3＋3LL＋PL＋（K1 inner＋PL）×3＋3LL＋K1 outer＋（RL＋K1 outer）×2＋5LL
“CJ” stands for a C connecting hyperlink; “K1 inner”, an inner hyperlink Attachment K1; “PL”, an outer hyperlink; “3LL”, three back links from an inner hyperlink to an inner hyperlink; “K1 outer”, an outer link Attachment K1; and “RL”, an inner link, respectively. A “＋” indicator usually means “connection”, plus a “×” sign indicates “repeat”. (For one-side attachments such as Attachment A and Attachment SA, the position of attachment plates is on side A within the over illustration.)
Note: When attaching attachments to every even-number link, they can be attached to outer links, unless of course specified.