Flexible coupling
US9377058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D3/72
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible coupling including two body members each having an internal flexible member to cooperate with a rotational shaft and an external connecting member interconnecting two body members with each other. In order to minimize the axial length of the coupling maintaining its high torsional rigidity but enabling for compensation of substantial shafts misalignments such as parallel, angular or skewed axial misalignment, the internal flexible member passes over the coupling axis forming cavities between the flexible member and internal walls of the external connecting member in a plane perpendicular to the coupling axis and is provided with at least one flexible section between the connecting member and the coupling axis, the flexible section being substantially parallel to the coupling axis.
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