Patent · US Expired

Switchable claw coupling

US6152827A · kind A · utility

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7References

4Claims

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Assignee

GKN Walterscheid Getriebe GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Muller · Adliswil, CH
Stefan Rauschenbach · Wilthen, DE
Andreas Roth · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 3, 1999
Grant date	Nov 28, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D11/10
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A switchable claw coupling has two rotatably arranged coupling parts (2, 3). One of said coupling parts (3) is axially movable. To reduce the loads on the claws (20, 21) during the coupling operation, the coupling part 3 has a cam (22). The cam (22) at its end face is able to slide on a supporting face 28 of the other coupling part (2). A recess (23), in the supporting face (28), is engaged by the cam (22) to enable engagement within only a limited range.

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