Securing element for axially securing a shaft
AssigneeB. Braun Melsungen AG
InventorsHans-Josef Gerlach, Jens Schäfer, Joachim Schütz
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Abstract
A securing element for axially securing a shaft or a component on a shaft includes at least two sector elements that can be joined to each other to form an essentially closed ring form with a central through opening for the shaft. The sector elements have latching structures or snap-fit structures, by which they can be connected to each other. The latching structures include a groove-like indentation with a first snap-fit hook formed in a first one of the sector elements and a spring arm with a second snap-fit hook arranged on a second one of the sector elements and engaging in the indentation in the first sector element.
Claims12
A securing element for axially securing a shaft or a component on a shaft, comprising two sector elements in the form of semicircular disks, each having a semicircular outer edge as well as an inner, straight disk edge forming a substantially semicircular notch, and which can be joined to each other to form an essentially closed ring form with a central through opening for the shaft, wherein the sector elements each have latching structures or snap-fit structures, by means of which they can be connected to each other,
- wherein the latching structures comprise a groove-like indentation with a first snap-fit hook formed in a first one of the sector elements and a spring arm with a second snap-fit hook arranged on a second one of the sector elements and engaging in the indentation in the first sector element,
- wherein the latching structures of each sector element are each arranged at its inner, straight disk edge, and
- wherein the latching structures of each sector element are each arranged at a radial distance from its semicircular outer edge and from its semicircular notch.
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