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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan J Hannibal, Fairview, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lord Corporation, Erie, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464 69 ;
Abstract
A link coupling is provided by the present invention for transmitting rotary motion and accommodating misalignment between a drive and driven shaft. The coupling consists of a plurality of flexing structures connected together, each of which consists of individual link elements joined together in an offset configuration to form a compact, relatively flat structure. Forces applied by any misalignment of the drive and driven shafts are accommodated primarily by flexure of the links.