Dry coupling
US5890965A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D3/725
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The dry coupling includes a typical shaft to shaft coupling, conformed to body the invention by inclusion of two hub parts (4) with hub flanges (5,5') bonded thereunto and also an intermediate tube (6) interconnecting the flanges with respective flanges (7), each forming a membrane. For transmitting a torque the flanges are coupled to adjacent hub flanges (5). It is important that all parts (4,5;6,7) possibly except connecting elements (8) consist of a high modulus fiber reinforced material (FVW). Preferably the hubs consist of a carbon fiber reinforced material (CFK) and the intermediate tube of a more flexible GFK.
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