Elastic shaft coupling

Claim 2

An elastic shaft coupling, comprising two coupling means each adapted to be connected with a shaft end under cooperation of respective centering surface means, said two coupling means being non-rotatably connected with each other by interposition of a rubber-elastic layer means, characterized in that the centering surface means of at least one coupling means includes approximately axially directed fastening tongue means substantially uniformly distributed over the circumference, said fastening tongue means being adapted to cooperate with and be threadably connected with a correspondingly directed centering surface means, said correspondingly directed centering surface means being non-rotatable with the respective shaft end, and wherein the fastening tongue means are inclined outwardly with respect to the center longitudinal axis of the shaft coupling by about 15°, and wherein said correspondingly directed centering surface means cooperating with the fastening tongue means is more strongly inclined with respect to the longitudinal center axis than the fastening tongue means.

Claim 3

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 1, characterized in that said correspondingly directed centering surface means is inclined more strongly with respect to the longitudinal center axis by about 20' than the fastening tongue means.

Claim 4

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 1, characterized in that the fastening tongue means are each provided with an aperture.

Claim 5

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 3, characterized in that the aperture is constructed as an elongated aperture whose center line extends in plan view substantially corresponding to the center longitudinal axis of the shaft.

Claim 6

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 4, whose coupling means include radially directed entrainment rib means axially partly overlapping one another, characterized in that the coupling means are secured against mutual radial displacement by a centrally arranged support body means in contact with the individual entrainment rib means.

Claim 7

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 5, characterized in that the support body means is a ball and in that the entrainment rib means are each provided with an aperture means for the accommodation of the ball.

Claim 8

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 6, characterized in that each aperture means has a substantially rectilinear section provided within the area of the free end of the entrainment rib means.

Claim 9

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 7, characterized in that the ball is provided with a through-bore.

Claim 10

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 7, characterized in that said correspondingly directed centering surface means is inclined more strongly with respect to the longitudinal center axis by about 20' than the fastening tongue means.

Claim 11

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 7, characterized in that said correspondingly directed centering surface means is provided at the shaft itself.

Claim 12

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 7, characterized in that said correspondingly centering surface means is provided on a fastening flange means adapted to be connected with a shaft.

Claim 13

An elastic shaft coupling comprising two coupling means each adapted to be connected with a shaft end under cooperation of respective centering surface means, said two coupling means being non-rotatably connected with each other by interposition of a rubber-elastic layer means, characterized in that the centering surface means of at least one coupling means includes approximately axially directed fastening tongue means substantially uniformly distributed over the circumference, said fastening tongue means being adapted to cooperate with and be threadably connected with a correspondingly directed centering surface means, said correspondingly directed centering surface means being non-rotatable with the respective shaft end, and characterized in that the fastening tongue means are each provided with an aperture which is constructed as an elongated aperture whose center line extends in plan view substantially corresponding to the center longitudinal axis of the shaft.

Claim 14

An elastic shaft coupling comprising two coupling means each adapted to be connected with a shaft end under cooperation of respective centering surface means, said two coupling means being non-rotatably connected with each other by interposition of a rubber-elastic layer means, characterized in that the centering surface means of at least one coupling means includes approximately axially directed fastening tongue means substantially uniformly distributed over the circumference, said fastening tongue means being adapted to cooperate with and be threadably connected with a correspondingly directed centering surface means, said correspondingly directed centering surface means being non-rotatable with the respective shaft end, and characterized in that the fastening tongue means are each provided with an aperture which is constructed as an elongated aperture whose center line extends in plan view substantially corresponding to the center longitudinal axis of the shaft.

Claim 15

An elastic shaft coupling, comprising two coupling means each adapted to be connected with a shaft end under cooperation of respective centering surface means, said two coupling means being non-rotatably connected with each other by interposition of a rubber-elastic layer means, characterized in that the centering surface means of at least one coupling means includes approximately axially directed fastening tongue means substantially uniformly distributed over the circumference, said fastening tongue means being adapted to cooperate with and be threadably connected with a correspondingly directed centering surface means, said correspondingly directed centering surface means being non-rotatable with the respective shaft end, and wherein said coupling means include radially directed entrainment rib means axially partly overlapping one another characterized in that the coupling means are secured against mutual radial displacement by a centrally arranged support body means in contact with the individual entrainment rib means, wherein said support body means is a ball and said entrainment rib means are each provided with an aperture means for the accommodation of the ball and wherein each aperture means has a substantially rectilinear section provided within the area of the free end of the entrainment rib means.

Claim 16

An elastic shaft coupling, comprising two coupling means each adapted to be connected with a shaft end under cooperation of respective centering surface means, said two coupling means being non-rotatably connected with each other by interposition of a rubber-elastic layer means, characterized in that the centering surface means of at least one coupling means includes approximately axially directed fastening tongue means substantially uniformly distributed over the circumference, said fastening tongue means being adapted to cooperate with and be threadably connected with a correspondingly directed centering surface means, said correspondingly directed centering surface means being non-rotatable with the respective shaft end, and wherein said coupling means include radially directed entrainment rib means axially partly overlapping one another characterized in that the coupling means are secured against mutual radial displacement by a centrally arranged support body means in contact with the individual entrainment rib means, wherein said support body means is a ball and said entrainment rib means are each provided with an aperture means for the accommodation of the ball and wherein each aperture means has a substantially rectilinear section provided within the area of the free end of the entrainment rib means.

Claim 17

An elastic shaft coupling according to claim 13, characterized in that the ball is provided with a through-bore.