What Is a Chain Sprocket

Sprockets are sturdy wheels with teeth that lock onto a chain. As the sprocket spins, the teeth grab onto the chain and move other parts that interlock with the chain. … Sprockets are often made from metal or reinforced plastics that can withstand the force of moving the chain.

What is sprocket in chain drive?

(A sprocket is a wheel with teeth shaped to mesh with the chain; see Figure 2.) The chains used in conveyor belts… In chain drive. In such cases, sprockets (wheels with teeth shaped to mesh with a chain) take the place of gears and drive one another by means of a chain passing over the sprocket teeth.

What are the types of sprocket?

• Chain sprockets.
• Duplex sprockets.
• Industrial sprockets.
• Drive sprockets.
• Triplex sprockets.
• Shaft sprockets.
• Simplex sprockets.
• Single pitch and double pitch sprocket.