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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2017
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
Mark H. Sciulli, Lorain, OH (US);
Jeffrey J. Krause, Wellington, OH (US);
Timothy J. Beckwith, Berlin Heights, OH (US);
Thomas W. Grieve, Spencer, OH (US);
John J. Drabczyk, Parma, OH (US);
William A. Singleton, Grafton, OH (US);
Dustin Carpenter, Chippewa Lake, OH (US);
Cody Scibetta, Cleveland, OH (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A system for transferring torque with zero lash from a driver to a driven object is provided. The system includes a shaft disposed about a rotational axis and a hub defining a bore that receives the shaft. The shaft and hub are each configured for coupling to one of the driver and driven object. The shaft defines a flat on a radially outer surface and the hub defines a flat on a radially inner surface opposing the flat in the shaft. In one embodiment, the shaft includes a threaded bore and the hub includes an aligned through bore. Rotation of a threaded fastener in the bores draws the flat into engagement. In another embodiment, the hub includes a threaded through bore. Rotation of a fastener extending through the bore and engaging the shaft diametrically opposite the flats urges the flats into engagement.