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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl-Heinz Muller, Wissen, DE;
Werner Hoffmann, Siegburg, DE;
Assignee:
GKN Automotive AG, Siegburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464 93 ; 464 98 ;
Abstract
A resilient shaft coupling includes a annular member constructed of a hexagonal resilient joint disc and at least one attaching element which includes a plurality of flange arms. The resilient joint disc includes attaching regions at its corners provided with axial connecting element bores. The straight sides of the joint disc are provided with thin web regions which permit elastic deformation.