Element and method for compensation of tolerances and/or gap widths of a device and engine, assembly method for a shaft/hub connection
AssigneeUniversität der Bundeswehr München
InventorsAndreas HUPFER, Niels HERTER
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Abstract
The invention relates to an element (1) for compensation of tolerances and/or gap widths of a device, having a main body (2) which has at least one annular cross-sectional portion (3), wherein the cross-sectional portion (3) has, in its peripheral direction (4), at least one auxetic portion (5) which exhibits auxetic behavior in a radial direction (6) of the main body (2). The invention also relates to an engine (20) which comprises the element (1), to an assembly method for a shaft/hub connection (19) which has at least one element (1), and to an adaptation method for adapting a tolerance and/or a gap width in the engine (20).
Claims14
An element for compensation of tolerances and/or gap widths of a device, comprising:
- a main body which comprises at least one annular cross-sectional portion, wherein the cross-sectional portion comprises, in its peripheral direction, at least one auxetic portion which exhibits auxetic behavior in a radial direction of the main body.
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