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Rotatable, self-aligning lobe coupling

US4938731A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1989
Grant dateJul 3, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7032
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotatable coupling having a male member (2) and a female member (4) each rotatable about central axes .alpha. and .beta.. The male member has lobes (16) and the female member cavities (50) for mutual engagement. The male lobes terminate in wedge-shaped portions (18), the edges of which lie in a common plane. The female terminates in a flat bottom surface (40).

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