Joint system
US4719845A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7077
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A joint for connecting a driving means to a driven means for reciprocating movement wherein a confined deformable, non-compressible material is in contact with a surface area of the driving means and with a surface area of the driven means and when a force is applied to the driving means to move the driving means toward the driven means, the deformable, non-compressible material deforms to compensate for any misalignment between the driving means and the driven means until it reaches its non-compressible state so that a uniform force is then transmitted across the surface area of the driven means in one direction to move the driven means.
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