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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1982
Tsubakimoto Chain Company, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A corrosion resistant shaft and boss clamping device comprises an inner race to be fit over the shaft, an outer race to be fit inside the boss enclosing the shaft and the inner race, the races having wedge-shaped surfaces facing one another, a pair of taper rings having a complementary wedge shape disposable between races, and, bolts adapted to urge the taper rings toward one another, thereby clamping the shaft to the boss. The inner and outer races are expansible and contractable, being made of split rings of austenitic stainless steel. The clamping bolts are made of precipitation hardened stainless steel, and one of the taper rings is provided with a hardened nitrided layer on the surface thereof to be contacted by the clamping surfaces of the clamping bolts.