sprocket bụ ngwa siri ike ma ọ bụ ekwu okwu nke na-eji agbụ (rola) jikọtara ya iji bufee ngagharị. A na-eji wiil sprocket ụdị cog na-etinye ihe mgbochi nwere oghere ziri ezi na eriri njikọ ma ọ bụ eriri.

Ụdị nha nha nke sprocket ga-ahụrịrị na agbụ ahụ na-abanye ma na-apụ na meshing nke ọma na-echekwa ike, na-ebelata mmetụta na kọntaktị nrụgide nke njikọ njikọ n'oge mgbụsị akwụkwọ, na kwesịrị ịdị mfe nhazi.

Ihe ndị bụ isi nke sprocket bụ pitch, elu elu dayameta, ọnụ ọgụgụ nke ezé na ahịrị ahịrị. Dayameta okirikiri index, dayameta n'ọnụ n'ọnụ okirikiri na eze mgbọrọgwụ okirikiri dayameta nke sprocket bụ akụkụ bụ isi nke sprocket.
Enwere ike ịme sprockets ndị nwere obere dayameta n'otu akụkụ; A na-eme sprockets ndị nwere dayameta ọkara na webụ ma ọ bụ efere ndị nwere oghere; A na-eme sprockets ndị nwere dayameta buru ibu n'usoro jikọtara ọnụ, na-ejikarị mgbanaka mgbanaka dochie anya na-agbanye na oghere.

A na-emekarị sprocket dị obere ka ọ bụrụ ụdị ihe jikọrọ ọnụ, a na-emekwa sprocket nke ọkara dayameta ka ọ bụrụ ụdị efere okwu. Iji kwado njikwa, ntinye na mbelata ibu, a na-eme oghere na efere a na-ekwu okwu, na nnukwu sprocket nwere ike ịme ka ọ bụrụ ụdị jikọtara ọnụ. Enwere ike iji ihe dị iche iche mee mgbanaka na isi wheel.

Ihe nke sprocket kwesịrị ijide n'aka na ezé gia nwere ike zuru oke ma na-eyi nguzogide, ya mere, ezé ezé nke sprocket bụ n'ozuzu okpomọkụ na-emeso iji nweta ụfọdụ ike.