IP Library Granted Patent US 11,933,367
Granted Patent B2
US 11,933,367 · App. 16/765,499 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Rotary coupling

Inventors: Michael Roemer (Altdorf, DE); Ulrich Hohl (Heilbronn, DE)
Assignee: GRAMMER AG
F16D1/108
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Patent No.
US 11,933,367
App. No.
16/765,499
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a device comprising a first component ( 11 ) and a second component ( 12 ). The first component ( 11 ) comprises a cylindrical outer surface ( 13 ), and the second component ( 12 ) comprises a cylindrical inner surface ( 17 ) which is arranged on the outer surface ( 13 ) coaxially with a longitudinal central axis (m). First connection surfaces of the first component interact with second connection surfaces of the second component in order to prevent a relative rotational movement of the components ( 11, 12 ). The invention is characterized in that one of the connection surfaces forms a remaining toothing ( 22 ), and the other connection surface forms mutually spaced longitudinal protrusions ( 18 ) which are distributed over the circumference and the tooth flanks of which extend parallel to the longitudinal central axis (m).

Claims (25)

1. A coupling comprising:

a first component having a cylindrical outer surface;

a second component having a cylindrical inner surface coaxial to a longitudinal central axis of the outer surface of the first component;

first connection formations on the first component;

second connection formations on the second component and interacting with the first connection formations to prevent relative rotation of the components,

retaining teeth forming one of the connection formations;

longitudinal projections forming the other of the connection formations, distributed over a periphery thereof, mutually spaced, and extend parallel to the longitudinal central axis; and

transverse projections formed on the other connection formation and mutually spaced and distributed over the periphery thereof so as to prevent relative axial movement of the components.

2. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal projections are, relative to the longitudinal central axis, of a smaller length than the retaining teeth.

3. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining teeth extend parallel to the longitudinal central axis.

4. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal projections and/or the transverse projections are harder than the retaining teeth.

5. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein a root diameter of the retaining teeth is smaller than a tip diameter of the longitudinal projections and/or of the transverse projections.

6. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein a respective one of the transverse projections is formed on end of each of the longitudinal projections.

7. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining teeth are formed of plastic.

8. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal central axis of each longitudinal projection is angularly between longitudinal central axes of two teeth of the retaining teeth.

9. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein the first component and the second component have different components of thermal expansion.

10. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein the first component is a spindle nut and the second component is a ring.

11. The coupling according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal projections extend axially on and project radially from the other connection formation.

12. A coupling comprising:

a first component having a cylindrical outer surface;

a second component having a cylindrical inner surface coaxial to a longitudinal central axis of the outer surface of the first component, the first and second components having different coefficients of thermal expansion;

first connection formations on the first component;

second connection formations on the second component and interacting with the first connection formations to prevent relative rotation of the components,

retaining teeth forming one of the connection formations;

longitudinal projections forming the other of the connection formations, distributed over a periphery thereof, mutually spaced, and extend parallel to the longitudinal central axis, the longitudinal projections being harder than the retaining teeth.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: GRAMMER AG
To: GRAMMER AG
Reel/Frame 057575/0558 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102017010844.7 · Nov 23, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200400195A1 · Dec 24, 2020