Torque-transmitting devices
AssigneeJoseph Lucas (Industries) Limited
InventorsJoseph Louis Bloom, Harry Simister Bottoms
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Abstract
A torque transmitting devices has an input shaft having two axially-spaced sets of external splines. Two internally splined members are threadedly interengaged and respectively engage the spline sets on the shaft. The angular positions of the members are adjusted by spacers so that the portion of the shaft between its spline sets is in torsion, the direction of the torsion being such as to increase the threaded engagement between the members.
Claims5
A torque-transmitting device, comprising a shaft having two axially-spaced sets of external splines, a first member surrounding said shaft and formed with internal splines for engagement with one of said sets of external splines, a second member threadedly engaged with said first member and surrounding said shaft, said second member being formed with internal splines engaged with the other of said sets of external splines, and means for adjusting the relative angular positions, about the axis of said shaft, of said first and second members so that the portion of said shaft between said sets of splines is subjected to torsional stress in a sense tending to increase the threaded engagement between said first and second members.
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