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US 11,661,973 B2Granted
Flexible reinforced radial spline coupling and method
AssigneeDodge Industrial, Inc.
InventorsThomas E. Kuckhoff, James R. Rubel
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Abstract
A system and method for increasing a tooth shear strength without also increasing a torsional rigidity of a flexible spline disposed between two hubs of a flexible coupling for transmitting mechanical motion between two shafts includes attaching a stiffening cap to an end of a flexible spline, between the flexible spline and the hubs and inserting a plurality of dowels into the teeth of the flexible spline to reinforce the flexible spline.
Claims14
A flexible coupling, comprising:
- a first hub having first teeth, the first hub being configured to engage a first shaft;
- a second hub having second teeth, the second hub being configured to engage a second shaft;
- a flexible spline disposed between the first hub and the second hub, and comprising third teeth and holes each formed in a respective tooth of the third teeth;
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- a cap comprising a plate disposed between the flexible spline and the second hub, and dowels each extending from the plate through a respective hole of the holes,
- wherein the third teeth mesh with the first teeth and the second teeth such that each of the first teeth are disposed between two adjacent holes of the holes and each of the second teeth are disposed between two adjacent holes of the holes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.