Axial shaft coupling
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsDariusz Kielbowicz, Marcin Cis
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Abstract
a coupling assembly includes a first portion and a second portion which are configured to couple to one another such that the second portion is capable of rotationally driving the first portion about an axis of rotation. The first portion is provided with a first magnet and the second portion is provided with a second magnet. The first and second magnets are arranged to repel each other such that the first and second portions are biased away from each other in an axial direction that is parallel to the axis of rotation.
Claims16
A coupling assembly for a drive shaft assembly, the coupling assembly comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion which are configured to couple to one another such that the second portion is capable of rotationally driving the first portion about an axis of rotation;
- wherein the first portion is provided with a first magnet and the second portion is provided with a second magnet;
- wherein the first and second magnets are arranged to repel each other such that the first and second portions are biased away from each other in an axial direction that is parallel to the axis of rotation;
- wherein the first and second portions are operatively connected by means of a splined coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.