US3183684A
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Spline shaft connections
Assignee: Rheinmetall Industrie AG
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Filing: 1962-01-22
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Granted: 1965-05-18
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Expires: 1982-01-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Zeidler Willi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:42
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D3/00; F16D3/02; F16D3/06; F16D3/065; F16C; F16C3/00; F16C3/02; F16C3/03; F16D3/50; F16D3/64; F16D3/68
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A TELESCOPIC SHAFT CONNECTION CAPABLE OF AXIAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING A SHAFT HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED EXTERNAL SPLINES PROJECTING THEREFROM FORMING SPACES BETWEEN ADJACENT SPLINES, A SLEEVE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED INTERNAL SPLINES, EACH PROJECTING INWARDLY IN A SPACE BETWEEN ADJACENT SPLINES ON THE SHAFT WITH CLEARANCE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SPLINES, AND ELASTIC ROLLING MEMBERS, ONE IN EACH SPACE ADJACENT SPLINES OF BOTH THE SHAFT AND THE SLEEVE AND FORMING ROLLING MEMBERS WHEN AXIAL MOVEMENT TAKES PLACE AND EACH ARRANGED ALONG THE SIDE SURFACES OF THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT AND SLEEVE TO PERMIT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF THE SHAFT AND SLEEVE, EACH EXTERNAL SPLINE OF THE SHAFT BEING IN CONTACT WITH A BOTTOM SURFACE BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT SPLINES OF THE SLEEVE WITH A CLEARANCE OF THE END OF EACH SPLINE OF THE SLEEVE IN THE SPACE BETWEEN ADJACENT SPLINES OF THE SHAFT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A TELESCOPIC SHAFT CONNECTION CAPABLE OF AXIAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING A SHAFT HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED EXTERNAL SPLINES PROJECTING THEREFROM FORMING SPACES BETWEEN ADJACENT SPLINES, A SLEEVE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED INTERNAL SPLINES, EACH PROJECTING INWARDLY IN A SPACE BETWEEN ADJACENT SPLINES ON THE SHAFT WITH CLEARANCE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SPLINES, AND ELASTIC ROLLING MEMBERS, ONE IN EACH SPACE ADJACENT SPLINES OF BOTH THE SHAFT AND THE SLEEVE AND FORMING ROLLING MEMBERS WHEN AXIAL MOVEMENT TAKES PLACE AND EACH ARRANGED ALONG THE SIDE SURFACES OF THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT AND SLEEVE TO PERMIT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF THE SHAFT AND SLEEVE, EACH EXTERNAL SPLINE OF THE SHAFT BEING IN CONTACT WITH A BOTTOM SURFACE BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT SPLINES OF THE SLEEVE WITH A CLEARANCE OF THE END OF EACH SPLINE OF THE SLEEVE IN THE SPACE BETWEEN ADJACENT SPLINES OF THE SHAFT.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-05-17 | 1968-11-16 | 1969-05-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-05-17 | 1972-11-16 | 1973-05-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-05-17 | 1976-11-16 | 1977-05-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |