Patent · US Expired

Mill having a rotary drive coupling

US5505392A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 1993
Grant dateApr 9, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D3/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable length rotary drive coupling comprising a first rotary shaft provided with at least one tooth and a second rotary shaft provided with a plurality of abutment surfaces spaced apart along the length thereof associated with each the tooth. One of the rotary shafts is a drive shaft, with the other shaft being a driven shaft. Each tooth is selectively engageable with any of its associated abutment surfaces, to enable the length of the rotary drive coupling to be adjusted.

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