Rotatable, self-aligning lobe coupling
US4938731A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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