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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Futek Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Javad Mokhbery, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/00 (2006.01); F16D 1/04 (2006.01); G01L 3/14 (2006.01); F16D 1/08 (2006.01); F16H 55/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/04 (2013.01); F16D 1/0876 (2013.01); G01L 3/14 (2013.01); F16H 55/36 (2013.01); Y10T 403/7018 (2015.01);
Abstract
Torque is transmitted by way of a shaft having an axial groove formed as a keyway therein and a key held in the groove by means of a coin-shaped magnet located in a pocket formed in the floor of the groove. A second element, such as a coupling, is configured to receive the shaft and key therein and has a matching keyway.