I-sprocket iyigiya eliqinile noma elikhulumekayo elixhunywa ngeketango (lerola) ukuze lidlulise ukunyakaza. Isondo le-sprocket lohlobo lwe-cog lisetshenziselwa ukubandakanya ibhulokhi enephimbo elinembile ochungechungeni lwesixhumanisi noma ikhebuli .

Ukuma kwezinyo kwe-sprocket kufanele kuqinisekise ukuthi iketango lingena futhi liphuma ngokushelela futhi liwonga amandla, linciphise umthelela kanye nengcindezi yokuxhumana yezixhumanisi zamaketango ngesikhathi se-meshing, futhi kufanele kube lula ukusetshenzwa.

Imingcele eyisisekelo ye-sprocket yi-pitch, ububanzi bangaphandle be-roller, inani lamazinyo kanye nephimbo lomugqa. Ububanzi bendilinga yenkomba, ububanzi bendilinga yethiphu yezinyo kanye nobubanzi besiyingi sempande ye-sprocket yizilinganiso eziyinhloko ze-sprocket.
Ama-sprocket anama-diameter amancane angenziwa engxenyeni eyodwa; ama-sprockets ane-diameter ephakathi enziwe ngama-webs noma amapuleti ane-perforated; ama-sprocket anamadayamitha amakhulu enziwe esakhiweni esihlanganisiwe, ngokuvamile ngamagiya endandatho angashintshwa abhawulwe kuhabhu .

I-sprocket enobubanzi obuncane ngokuvamile yenziwa uhlobo olubalulekile, futhi i-sprocket enobubanzi obumaphakathi ngokuvamile yenziwa uhlobo lwepuleti elikhulunyiwe. Ukuze kube lula ukuphatha, ukulayisha nokunciphisa isisindo, imbobo yenziwa epuleti elikhuluma, futhi i-sprocket yobubanzi obukhulu ingenziwa ibe uhlobo oluhlanganisiwe. Iringi kanye nomgogodla wesondo kungenziwa ngezinto ezahlukene.

Impahla ye-sprocket kufanele iqinisekise ukuthi amazinyo egiya anamandla anele nokumelana nokugqoka, ngakho-ke indawo yezinyo le-sprocket ngokuvamile iphathwa ngokushisa ukuze kuzuzwe ubulukhuni obuthile.