Spherical transmission joint
US8763490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20329
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spherical transmission joint has an input shaft connected to a driving source to rotate, an input link fixed to the input shaft to be rotated by the input shaft and having a bent shape, a coupler link rotatably mounted to a first rotary shaft mounted to the input link and having a bent shape, an output link rotatably mounted to a second rotary shaft mounted to the coupler link and having a bent shape, and an output shaft fixed to the output link. This spherical transmission joint for rotating power transmission of inclined shafts is widely used for transmission joints with certain gradients since a rotating angle between an input shaft and an output shaft is ranged wide.
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