Elastic shaft coupling
AssigneeCenta-Antriebe Kirschey GmbH
InventorGerhard Kirschey
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Abstract
An elastic shaft coupling for interconnecting a driving member and a driven member for joint rotation of the members about a generally common axis has an annular coupling element of elastic material between the driving and driven members and a plurality of angularly spaced metal bodies incorporated in the coupling element and provided with respective bores. Fastening screws extend through the bores and are threaded into the members so that the members are rotationally interconnected by the coupling element. One of the metal bodies is formed of two separate segments separated by a throughgoing split and also form an annular and axially open groove extending across the split. The coupling element can be spread at the split. A ring extends angularly across the split and fitted to and recessed in the groove.
Claims12
An elastic shaft coupling for interconnecting a driving member and a driven member for joint rotation of the members about a generally common axis, the coupling comprising:
- an annular coupling element of elastic material between the driving and driven members;
- a plurality of angularly spaced metal bodies incorporated in the element and provided with respective bores;
- fastening screws extending through the bores and threaded into the members, whereby the members are rotationally interconnected through the coupling element, one of the metal bodies being formed of two separate segments separated by a throughgoing split and forming a groove extending across the split and having a pair of annular walls either meeting at an angle of less than 90° or extending substantially parallel to each other, whereby the coupling element can be spread at the split;
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- a fixing device extending angularly across the split and fitted to and recessed in the groove.
An elastic shaft coupling for interconnecting a driving member and a driven member for joint rotation of the members about a generally common axis, the coupling comprising:
- an annular coupling element of elastic material between the driving and driven members;
- a plurality of angularly spaced metal bodies incorporated in the coupling element and provided with respective bores;
- fastening screws extending through the bores and threaded into the members, whereby the members are rotationally interconnected through the coupling element, one of the metal bodies being formed of two separate segments separated by a throughgoing split and forming an annular and axially open groove extending across the split and having a pair of annular walls either meeting at an angle of less than 90° or extending substantially parallel to each other, whereby the coupling element can be spread at the split;
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- a ring extending angularly across the split and fitted to and recessed in the groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.