Flexible coupling device
Abstract
Abstract A COUPLING DEVICE COMPRISES A DRIVING MEMBER HAVING A DRIVING EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, A DRIVEM MEMBER HAVING A RECEIVING SECTION, AND A RESILENT MEMBER SUCH AS AN ELONGATED TUBE POSITIONED IN THE RECEIVING SECTION AND ENGAGED BY THE DRIVING PART OF THE DRIVING MEMBER. WHEN MOVING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, THE DRIVING PART COMPRESSES THE RESILENT MEMBER AND FORCES IT AGAINST THE DRIVEN MEMBER. THE RESILENT MEMBER IS COMPOSED OF A COMPRESSIBLE BUT STURDY MATERIAL SUCH AS NEOPRENE AND IS EFFECTIVE TO TRANSMIT THE DRIVING FORCE TO THE DRIVEN MEMBER, CAUSING THE DRIVEN MEMBER TO ALSO MOVE. WHEN THE DRIVEN MEMBER REACHES ITS SEATED OR SECOND POSITION IT IS POSITIVELY STOPPED. THE DRIVING MEMBER CONTINUES TO MOVE TO REACH ITS SECOND POSITION, COMPRESSING THE RESILENT MEMBER. THE DRIVEN MEMBER IS THUS RESILENTLY HELD IN ITS SECOND POSITION, WEAR OF THE SECOND MEMBER AND/OR ITS SEAT IS COMPENSATED FOR BY EXPANSION OF THE RESILENT MEMBER, AND THE DRIVING MEMBER OVERTRAVEL POSITIVELY ENSURES ACTUATION OF EXTERNAL LIMIT STOPS OR THE LIKE.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel J Conaghan
- 👤 Robert W Matthews
- 👤 Brendon V Tully
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