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Flexible coupler

US8485908B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2011
Grant dateJul 16, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D3/68
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible coupler for rotary power transmission may have several rubber bushings oriented in a circle about a coupler axis. The bushings may join two flanged components to form a single coupler. A single coupler may be used in applications where the axes of two transmission shafts are not parallel. Two couplers may be joined by a transmission shaft for applications where the axes of two transmission shafts may be parallel but offset from each other.

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