Form locking connection with compensation of position errors
US8939694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B43/02
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A form-locking connection with compensation of position errors including a first component and a second component to be connected to each other; characterized by a first circular form-locking element associated with the first component; a second circular form-locking element associated with the second component, and a compensating element provided between the first form-locking element and the second form-locking element, wherein the form-locking elements are fixed in the axial position thereof and together with the compensating element form an interlocking arrangement which positions the first component and the second component with respect to each other, wherein a side of the first form-locking element which faces the second from locking element is provided with a first surface which is curved in the manner of a spherical segment and the center point of curvature of which is positioned on the axis of the first form-locking element; wherein that side of the second form-locking element which faces the first form-locking element is provided with a second surface which is curved in the manner of a spherical segment and the center point of curvature of which is positioned on the axis …
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