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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 1980
Filed:
May. 05, 1978
Reinhard Bretzger, Gerstetten-Dettingen, DE;
Fritz Kienle, Konigsbronn-Zang, DE;
Hans Lindenthal, Heidenheim-Mergelstetten, DE;
Voith Transmit GmbH, Mulheim, DE;
Abstract
A universal coupling has two coupling forks; each fork is an integral unit with two fork eyes; an opening in each eye for receiving a bearing sleeve; a crosspiece with pins thereon, each pin to be received in a bearing sleeve; each bearing sleeve has a base; a bore through the crosspiece and extending along the axes of two aligned pins thereof; an aligned bore in the base of each bearing sleeve; a tie rod extends through the bores in the bearing sleeve bases and the crosspiece; a guide sleeve holds the tie rod at the other fork eye from the fork eye having a bearing sleeve installed; a pressure applying piston and cylinder connected between the tie rod and one of the bearing sleeves is operated for moving that bearing sleeve into the fork eye opening.