Circumferentially resilient coupler

US4776824A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Firma Carl Freudenberg · DE

Inventor

• Thomas Barth · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 1986
• Grant date: Oct 11, 1988
• Expiry date: Feb 28, 2006

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D3/77
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A coupler for coupling inner and outer, radially-spaced, rotatable machine components has a generally annular body for location in the radial space between the machine components. Inner and outer drive element devices project from the generally annular body for respectively engaging drivingly the inner and outer machine components. At least one of the drive element devices is at least one at least circumferentially-resilient spring leaf projecting from the generally annular body at one end with a drive element for engaging the machine component engaged thereby on the other end.