Device for coupling two shafts
US5582489A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7016
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for coupling two shafts rotatable about a common axis comprises teeth at the end of one shaft and notches at the end of the other shaft. The teeth and the notches have conjugate profiles and inclined sides so that the teeth engage in the notches. An axial retention sleeve surrounds the ends of the two shafts and has bearing end faces substantially perpendicular to the common axis. A compression spring bears on one of the bearing end faces of the sleeve coupled axially to one of the two shafts and presses the ends of the two shafts against the other bearing end face of the sleeve.
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