Joining system and method of detachably and securely joining two members
First Claim
1. A system for repeated tight joining of two generally concentric members which, in their non-deformed state, have at least a partial interference fit, said system comprising:
- a first member having a permanent peripheral contour;
a second deformable member formed with a peripheral surface having first portions which are inside the peripheral contour of said first member and having second portions which are outside the peripheral contour of said first member;
means for applying radial forces to said second member in at least two predetermined circumferentially spaced locations to temporarily deform said second member to conform said peripheral surface to the shape of said peripheral contour of said first member to enable said first and second members to be joined together, whereby an interference fit is formed between said first and second members when the radial forces are removed from said second member and said second member returns, at least partially, to its original shape.
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Abstract
A joining system for repeatedly but securely joining two members, where one member is temporarily deformed during the joining process in such a way that an effective peripheral contour corresponds to the corresponding effective peripheral contour of the other member with a given tolerance, and after the two members have been positioned, a tight pressure fit of the two effective peripheral contours is established by at least partial elastic recovery of the deformable member. According to this invention, the original peripheral contour of the deformable member has some sections inside the peripheral contour of the other member and has some sections outside that peripheral contour. The deformation of at least one member takes place through the controlled action of radial compressive forces on certain sections of the peripheral contour of the deformable member. The tight mutual pressure fit of the two peripheral contours is achieved in predetermined peripheral sections by elastic recovery of the deformable member.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for repeated tight joining of two generally concentric members which, in their non-deformed state, have at least a partial interference fit, said system comprising:
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a first member having a permanent peripheral contour; a second deformable member formed with a peripheral surface having first portions which are inside the peripheral contour of said first member and having second portions which are outside the peripheral contour of said first member; means for applying radial forces to said second member in at least two predetermined circumferentially spaced locations to temporarily deform said second member to conform said peripheral surface to the shape of said peripheral contour of said first member to enable said first and second members to be joined together, whereby an interference fit is formed between said first and second members when the radial forces are removed from said second member and said second member returns, at least partially, to its original shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for detachably tight joining of two generally concentric members which, in their non-deformed state, have at least a partial interference fit, the method comprising the steps of:
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deforming at least one of the members by radial forces during the joining operation; positioning the deformed member in the intended joining position with respect to the other member; and releasing the radial forces whereby a tight joint is created by a subsequent elastic recovery of the deformed member;
wherein the peripheral contour of the deformable member is provided with some peripheral sections inside the effective peripheral contour of the other member and with other peripheral sections outside the effective peripheral contour;the radial forces are exerted on predetermined peripheral sections of the peripheral contour of the deformable member so its effective peripheral contour corresponds to the effective peripheral contour of the other member within a given tolerance; and after positioning the two members, the peripheral sections that are not exposed to the radial forces are brought in tight press fit with the peripheral contour of the other member by elastic recovery of the deformed member. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for mounting a deformable hollow body on a shaft, comprising:
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a housing having a central recess with several press jaws arranged in said recess with an angular offset relative to each other and having a chucking device for forced displacement of said press jaws; said press jaws have on their inside peripheral surface at least one projection opposite a peripheral section of the deformable hollow body that is outside the peripheral contour of said recess; said chucking device being shaped and configured to produce a pressure that acts radially inward on said press jaws; and said deformable hollow body having a polygonal inside peripheral contour with arc-shaped inside peripheral sections and curved outside transitional sections that can undergo elastic deformation until they are congruent with the outside peripheral contour of a rigid shaft wherein said deformable hollow body is designed as a cylindrical socket, where the effective inside peripheral contour of said socket is formed with three angularly spaced peripheral sections with a shallow curvature and three transitional curves, said peripheral sections and said transitional curves alternating around the peripheral contour of said socket, said socket being adapted to be deformed to an approximately circular shape by radial forces acting radially inward on said transitional curves, where the largest diameter of the peripheral contour of said deformed socket is slightly larger than the diameter of said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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