Flex coupling assembly with restrictive bending feature
US11668349B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/163
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flex coupling assembly for coupling a first shaft to a second shaft of a shaft assembly. The flex coupling assembly includes a lower housing having a housing wall bounding a cavity between a first end having an end face and an open second end. A first shaft is fixed to the end face and extends along an axis. An upper flange, spaced from the lower housing, has a second shaft fixed thereto extending along the axis. A retention member, disposed in the cavity, is operably fixed to the upper flange. A resilient flex coupling, disposed between the end face and the flange, is operably fixed to the upper flange and the retention member and to the lower housing. The lower housing and the flange are moveable axially toward and away from one another and rotatably about the axis via flexing of the resilient flex coupling which dampens noise and vibrations between the first and second shafts.
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