Torsionally elastic coupling

US4560367A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Woco Franz-Josef Wolf & Co. GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Franz J. Wolf · Salmünster, DE
• Hubert Pletsch · Salmünster, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 24, 1983
• Grant date: Dec 24, 1985
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D13/686
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a torsionally elastic coupling in which the two coupling halves are connected to one another via at least one movement-converting intermediate member and at least one spring member, which allow the two coupling halves to rotate relative to one another. To improve the service life of a torsionally elastic coupling of this type by reducing shear stress and making it possible to subject the resilient intermediate members to pressure, coupling members are inserted between the movement-converting intermediate members and the resilient intermediate members.