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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
Winfried Gievers, Wetter, DE;
Jens Glogowski, Dortmund, DE;
Heinz Schmidt, Dortmund, DE;
Rainer Woyk, Herdecke, DE;
Mannesmann AG, Dusseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A torque support mountable between a first housing of a driven unit and a second housing of a driving unit includes a scalloped one-piece plastic base body having a first side connectable with the first housing and a second side connectable with the second housing so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to both the first housing an the second housing. The first side includes a first planar contact face with through-openings for fastening with the first housing and the second side includes a flange-like edge area with a second planar contact face for resting against the second housing. The plastic piece is injection molded with support webs and includes metal bushings which are arranged perpendicular to the second planar contact face to provide a torque support which is simple and economical to manufacture, mechanically stable, has a certain elasticity and is adaptable to virtually any gear unit connection surfaces. The bushings may be pressed toward the second housing with fastening means while the second planar contact face presses against the second housing in a frictional engagement. Through-openings are formed at the flange-like edge area of the plastic base body for connection of the torque support to the first housing.