sprocket

Chain-engaging gear

A sprocket is a toothed wheel that fits into the links of a chain and transmits rotary motion.

It is a key element of the drive train of bicycles and motorcycles, and is sometimes called a chain wheel.

bicycle

chainring

Bicycle's front sprocket

freewheel · crankset · pedal · hub · shifter · spokes · bottom bracket · chainstay · road bike · mountain bike

mechanism

chain

Linked segments forming length

  • teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
  • cogProjecting gear tooth
  • pinionToothed wheel, small

gear · ratchet · pawl · rotation · engagement · pitch · roller · timing · synchronization · camshaft

motorcycle

chain

Linked segments forming length

countershaft · final drive · roller chain · tensioner · hub · torque · horsepower · drivetrain · Harley · motocross

industrial

conveyor

Mechanism that transports items

assembly line · manufacturing · automation · tensioner · timing · synchronization · indexing · feed · production · pitch

film

projector

Light-casting display device

claw · intermittent · gate · 16mm · 35mm · feed · takeup · registration · frames · footage

Categories
Opposites
wheel surface type

sprocketpulley

Grooved wheel for rope

sheave · roller · drum · capstan · flywheel

drive mechanism type

sprocketdirect drive

Transmission without intermediate gears

hydraulic pump

Family

sprockets

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G