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US 12,680,241 B2Granted
Coupling for hydraulic motor
AssigneeReed International Limited
InventorsKevin Clark, Jeffrey Reed, Douglas Hogue
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved coupling system between a differential of a vehicle and a hydraulic motor including mating flanges having complementary ridges and troughs that interengage with each other, and a plurality of splines on the motor drive shaft that engage with interior teeth on the flanges. The couplings of the present invention are particularly useful for operating vehicles for installing paving on asphalt roadways.
Claims12
A coupling provided between a hydraulic motor and a differential of a vehicle axle comprising:
- a) a rotatable drive shaft extending from said motor, said drive shaft having a plurality of splines along an exterior surface thereof;
- b) a motor output flange having a central opening therein for receiving the drive shaft, and a plurality of troughs and ridges on an exterior surface thereof;
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- c) a pinion input flange having a plurality of ridges and troughs on an exterior surface thereof that mate with the troughs and ridges of said motor output flange, said pinion input flange having a central opening therein, said central opening comprising a plurality of inwardly extending teeth that mate with the splines on the drive shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.