Coupling
US5052843A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7058
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for coupling a shaft or a hub by means of a radially resilient bush, which can be radially clamped to the shaft or hub by axially tightenable clamping elements by exposing the clamping elements to a radially operative spring assembly; the release of the coupling is effected by means of a hydraulically- or pneumatically-actuated cylinder and piston arrangement. The nucleus of the invention is that the spring assembly is accommodated in the cylinder chamber acted upon by the pressure fluid.
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