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US 11,713,787 B2Granted
Flexible coupling for torque transmission
AssigneeNabors Lux 2 Sarl
InventorSiamak Sand
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Abstract
A flexible coupling includes an input coupler including an inner face, an output coupler including an inner face, and a plurality of rigid linkages. Each rigid linkage is coupled between an input attachment point coupled to the inner face of the input coupler and an output attachment point coupled to the inner face of the output coupler. Each rigid linkage is pivotably and slidably coupled to the input attachment point and the output attachment point.
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A flexible coupling comprising:
- an input coupler, the input coupler including an inner face;
- an output coupler, the output coupler including an inner face;
- and
- a plurality of rigid linkages, each rigid linkage coupled between an input attachment point coupled to the inner face of the input coupler and an output attachment point coupled to the inner face of the output coupler, each rigid linkage pivotably and slidably coupled to the input attachment point and the output attachment points,
- wherein the inner face of each of the input coupler and the output coupler includes a plurality of mounting holes positioned to receive the input attachment points and output attachment points, respectively, and
- wherein the mounting holes of the output coupler are formed deeper than the mounting holes of the input coupler.
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A method of assembling a flexible coupling comprising:
- providing an input coupler, the input coupler including an inner face, wherein the inner face of the input coupler includes a plurality of mounting holes positioned to receive input attachment points;
- providing an output coupler, the output coupler including an inner face, wherein the inner face of the output coupler includes a plurality of mounting holes positioned to receive output attachment points, wherein the mounting holes of the output coupler are formed deeper than the mounting holes of the input coupler;
- providing a plurality of rigid linkages;
- linking each rigid linkage of the plurality of rigid linkages to an input attachment point of the plurality of input attachment points;
- coupling each input attachment point to the inner face of the input coupler by inserting each such input attachment point into at least one mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes of the inner face of the input coupler;
- linking each rigid linkage of the plurality of rigid linkages to an output attachment point of the plurality of output attachment points;
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- coupling each output attachment point to the inner face of the output coupler by inserting each such output attachment point into at least one mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes of the inner face of the output coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.