Method of constructing a composite flexible coupling element
US5163876A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D3/72
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible coupling element used in a flexible coupling for interfacing a drive shaft and a driven shaft and for transmitting torque therebetween while accommodating angular misalignment; the flexible coupling may be offset-link type or single disc type, both types incorporating a composite fiber wound around drive-bushings and driven-bushings in a winding pattern; the flexible coupling element being formed by compression and heat cured so that the runs connecting each bushing taper to a point midway between adjacent bushings.
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