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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2008
Daniel Lee Carter, Georgetown, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
Benjamin Keith Newman, Lexington, KY (US);
Harald Portig, Versailles, KY (US);
Lowell Thomas Siders, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Brian Reed Spencer, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel Lee Carter, Georgetown, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
Benjamin Keith Newman, Lexington, KY (US);
Harald Portig, Versailles, KY (US);
Lowell Thomas Siders, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Brian Reed Spencer, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A composite torque transfer body and spline assembly includes a torque transfer component made of a first material and having a central body portion and a peripheral torque transfer portion integrally attached to and extending about the central body portion, a spline component made of a second material different from and having stiffness greater than that of the first material of the torque transfer component and also having an elongated tubular spline portion and a collar portion integrally attached to and extending about and radially outward from an end of the spline portion, and a plurality of elements on the central body portion of the torque transfer component and the collar portion of the spline component providing separate press-fitting and securing of the components to one another such that the components are mated and rotatable together about a central axis.