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COUPLING DEVICE AND ROTATIONAL PHASE ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR COUPLING DEVICE

A coupling device configured to transmit a rotational force between a first shaft and a second shaft, the device including a first coupling member mounted on the first shaft, a second coupling member mounted on the second shaft, and an intermediate member disposed between the first coupling member and the second coupling member, and configured to allow misalignment between the first shaft and the second shaft. The second coupling member includes a base member configured to be fixed to the intermediate member by a first fastening device, and a shaft mounting member configured to relatively non-rotatably be mounted on the second shaft, the shaft mounting member having a long hole extending along a circumferential direction of the above-described axis and being configured to detachably be fixed to the base member by a second fastening device inserted through the long hole.

WIND TURBINE MAIN SHAFT ASSEMBLY
20220252048 · 2022-08-11 ·

A wind turbine main shaft assembly is provided. The wind turbine main shaft assembly includes a wind turbine main shaft and a connecting piece attached to an end of the wind turbine main shaft. The wind turbine main shaft assembly further includes a first frictional connection between an axial end face at the end of the wind turbine main shaft and an axial face of the connecting piece and a second frictional connection provided by an interference fit between a circumferential portion at the end of the wind turbine main shaft and a corresponding circumferential portion of the connecting piece.

HIGH TORQUE FRICTION FIT LOW MOMENT HUB JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR A SHAFT
20220080538 · 2022-03-17 · ·

A hub joint assembly for frictionally connecting a shaft to a connector is provided. The hub joint assembly includes a coupling hub including a collar portion and a flange portion. The collar portion includes a bore having an inner surface that is configured to be positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the shaft. The collar portion further includes an outer surface that may be conical. The flange portion extends from the collar portion and is configured to be coupled with the connector. The hub joint assembly further includes a clamp ring including a bore having an inner surface. The inner surface may be conical and configured to mate with the outer surface of the coupling hub. A passage is defined in the clamp ring and extends from an outer surface of the clamp ring to the inner surface of the clamp ring.

HIGH TORQUE FRICTION FIT LOW MOMENT HUB JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR A SHAFT
20220080538 · 2022-03-17 · ·

A hub joint assembly for frictionally connecting a shaft to a connector is provided. The hub joint assembly includes a coupling hub including a collar portion and a flange portion. The collar portion includes a bore having an inner surface that is configured to be positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the shaft. The collar portion further includes an outer surface that may be conical. The flange portion extends from the collar portion and is configured to be coupled with the connector. The hub joint assembly further includes a clamp ring including a bore having an inner surface. The inner surface may be conical and configured to mate with the outer surface of the coupling hub. A passage is defined in the clamp ring and extends from an outer surface of the clamp ring to the inner surface of the clamp ring.

Device, system and method for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and a tapered portion
11279006 · 2022-03-22 · ·

A system for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion. The system including a device providing a hookspanner wrench having a lever arm and an engaging portion, the engaging portion of the hookspanner wrench configured to engage a bearing locking nut, the lever arm configured to mount a storage clamping device fixed thereto, a smartphone secured in place by the storage clamping device, and a specialized application stored on the smartphone that provides a built-in inclinometer and look up data tables. A method for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion as well.

SHAFT AND HUB CONNECTION ASSEMBLY
20220065303 · 2022-03-03 ·

A shaft and hub connection assembly including a shaft and a hub each extending along and rotatable about an axis. One of the shaft and the hub defines a male connection portion, and the other of the shaft and the hub defines a female connection portion. The female connection portion has a radially inner surface comprised of a plurality of inside faces. The male connection portion has a radially outer surface comprised of a plurality of outside faces that nest within the inside faces. A plurality of outside transition regions are located between the outside faces in a circumferential direction and are blended at an outside radius. A plurality of inside transition regions are located between the inside faces of the female connection portion in the circumferential direction and are blended at an inside radius. A gap is provided between the outside and inside transition regions.

COUPLING
20210270327 · 2021-09-02 ·

A flexible unit absorbing misalignment and transmitting torque from a driving shaft to a driven shaft is provided between a pair of flanges individually provided on each of the driving shaft side and the driven shaft side, both the driving shaft and the driven shaft being hollow. A communication passage letting hollow regions of the driving shaft and the driven shaft communicate with each other to form a circulation space for a cooling fluid is provided in the flexible unit. The flow of the cooling fluid cooling a driving source driving and rotating the driving shaft from the inside is created in the circulation space. A seal portion seals between the circulation space and an outside space to prevent leakage of the cooling fluid from the circulation space to the outside space.

DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT OF A HOOKSPANNER WRENCH TO ACCURATELY TIGHTEN A BEARING ONTO A SHAFT HAVING A THREADED AND A TAPERED PORTION
20210154803 · 2021-05-27 ·

A system for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion. The system including a device providing a hookspanner wrench having a lever arm and an engaging portion, the engaging portion of the hookspanner wrench configured to engage a bearing locking nut, the lever arm configured to mount a storage clamping device fixed thereto, a smartphone secured in place by the storage clamping device, and a specialized application stored on the smartphone that provides a built-in inclinometer and look up data tables. A method for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion as well.

SHAFT SLEEVE ASSEMBLY, BLADE MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND AIR CONDITIONER
20210108648 · 2021-04-15 ·

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a shaft sleeve assembly, a blade mounting structure and an air conditioner. The shaft sleeve assembly is configured to connect a blade shaft and a motor shaft and includes: a blade shaft sleeve a first end of the blade shaft sleeve being configured to be connected with the blade shaft; and a motor shaft sleeve, a first end of the motor shaft sleeve being configured with be connected to the motor shaft and a second end of the motor shaft sleeve being connected with a second end of the blade shaft sleeve and at least one of the blade shaft sleeve and the motor shaft sleeve is an injection molded member.

COMPOSITE SHAFT
20210131482 · 2021-05-06 ·

A composite shaft with an end fitting mounted on one end of said shaft and a preload structure arranged to provide a biasing force to bias the composite shaft against the end fitting. The end fitting has a first interface surface, the first interface surface being tapered at an angle to the shaft axis and the shaft has a second interface surface for engagement with the first interface surface and is tapered at an angle to the shaft axis, the second interface surface extending axially from a first end to a second end, the shaft being thicker at the second end than at the first end. The shaft has a third interface surface and the preload structure has a fourth interface surface and the contact pressure of the third interface against the fourth interface increases from the first end of the shaft to the second end of the shaft.