Fan blade remover
US5067219A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5383
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fixture for removing a rusted hub or collar from the end of a shaft, especially a fan from a motor shaft, comprises the following: a cylindrical body with a deep longitudinal groove adapted to accept the motor shaft in the center of the body (in such a position that the body axis and shaft axis are colinear); clamps to hold the shaft tight in the groove; hydraulic pistons in bores in the body, the pistons emerging from an end of the body adjacent the hub; and a plate attached to the exterior piston ends, for bearing against the hub. When pressurized fluid is admitted to galleries in the body, force is exerted upon the pistons, which force the plate against the hub. Since the body is clamped to the shaft, the hub is forced along the shaft and off the end. The invention is adapted to fit in the restricted space between a motor and a fan where ordinary tools cannot reach. The clamps may be simply screws threaded through the body to bear against the shaft within the groove.
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