Torque transfer coupling
US11767885B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/61
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A coupling has: a first coupler rotatable about an axis and defining first connections distributed about the axis; a second coupler defining second connections distributed about the axis, the second connections offset from the first connections; and segments distributed about the axis and extending radially from the first connections to the second connections, a segment of the segments having a first end engaging a first connection of the first connections and a second end engaging a second connection of the second connections, the first end circumferentially offset from the second end, a face of the segment abutting against a face of the first coupler when the segment is inserted into the first connection in a first orientation such that a penetration depth of the segment into the first connection in the first orientation is less than the penetration depth in a second orientation opposite the first orientation.
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