Torsional Compensator
AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorJing Yuan
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Abstract
A torsional compensator having an inner hub, an outer sprocket, left and right grippers, and a resilient torsion sleeve. The torsion sleeve occupies a generally annular cavity between the inner hub and outer sprocket and each end of the sleeve is coupled to a gripper. One gripper is coupled to the inside of the outer sprocket and the other gripper is coupled to the outside of the inner hub and they are axially spaced apart. The inner hub supports the outer sprocket for coaxial rotation thereon.
Claims24
A torsional compensator comprising an inner hub, an outer sprocket, left and right grippers, and a resilient torsion sleeve;
- with the left gripper coupled to the inside of the outer sprocket near the left end of the outer sprocket and the right gripper coupled to the outside of the inner hub near the right end of the inner hub and axially spaced apart from the left gripper;
- with the right gripper and the left end of the inner hub supporting the right end of the outer sprocket and the left gripper respectively for coaxial rotation thereon, and with the grippers, the inner hub, and the outer sprocket defining a generally annular cavity there between;
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- with said torsion sleeve positioned within said cavity with a left end coupled to the left gripper and a right end coupled to the right gripper.
A system comprising a torsional compensator, a drive component, and a power train engaged for power transmission between said compensator and said drive component;
- said torsional compensator comprising an inner hub, an outer sprocket, left and right grippers, and a resilient torsion sleeve;
- with the left gripper coupled to the inside of the outer sprocket near the left end of the outer sprocket and the right gripper coupled to the outside of the inner hub near the right end of the inner hub and axially spaced apart from the left gripper;
- with the right gripper and the left end of the inner hub supporting the right end of the outer sprocket and the left gripper respectively for coaxial rotation thereon, and with the grippers, the inner hub, and the outer sprocket defining a generally annular cavity there between;
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- with said torsion sleeve positioned within said cavity with a left end coupled to the left gripper and a right end coupled to the right gripper.
A torsional compensator comprising an inner hub, an outer sprocket, left and right grippers, and a resilient torsion sleeve;
- with the left gripper integrally formed on the inside of the outer sprocket near the left end of the outer sprocket, and the right gripper integrally formed on the outside of the inner hub near the right end of the inner hub;
- with the inner hub supporting the outer sprocket for coaxial rotation thereon, and with the inner hub and the outer sprocket defining a generally annular cavity there between;
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- with said torsion sleeve positioned within said cavity with a left end coupled to the left gripper and a right end coupled to the right gripper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.