Arrangement for releasably holding a component in a fixed position on a shaft
First Claim
1. An arrangement releasably holding a component in a fixed position on a shaft, the arrangement comprising parts coaxially mounted on the shaft, the parts including:
- a lockplate in rotational engagement with the shaft, the lockplate having a first side and a second side, the first side of the lockplate being in engagement with the component;
a nut in threaded engagement with the shaft, the nut having a circumferential outer groove, a side of the nut being in pressing engagement with the second side of the lockplate;
a damping element mounted in the groove and partially outwardly protruding therefrom;
a lockwasher provided around the nut and in rotational engagement with the lockplate, the lockwasher having an interior surface in interfering engagement with the damping element; and
a retaining element connected to the nut and to the lockwasher, the retaining element preventing the lockwasher from moving away from the lockplate.
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Abstract
The arrangement comprises parts coaxially mounted on the shaft, the parts including: a lockplate in rotational engagement with the shaft, the lockplate having a first side and a second side, the first side of the lockplate being in engagement with the component; a nut in threaded engagement with the shaft, the nut having a circumferential outer groove, a side of the nut being in pressing engagement with the second side of the lockplate; a damping element mounted in the groove and partially outwardly protruding therefrom; a lockwasher provided around the nut and in rotational engagement with the lockplate, the lockwasher having an interior surface in interfering engagement with the damping element; and a retaining element connected to the nut and to the lockwasher, the retaining element preventing the lockwasher from moving away from the lockplate.
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1. An arrangement releasably holding a component in a fixed position on a shaft, the arrangement comprising parts coaxially mounted on the shaft, the parts including:
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a lockplate in rotational engagement with the shaft, the lockplate having a first side and a second side, the first side of the lockplate being in engagement with the component; a nut in threaded engagement with the shaft, the nut having a circumferential outer groove, a side of the nut being in pressing engagement with the second side of the lockplate; a damping element mounted in the groove and partially outwardly protruding therefrom; a lockwasher provided around the nut and in rotational engagement with the lockplate, the lockwasher having an interior surface in interfering engagement with the damping element; and a retaining element connected to the nut and to the lockwasher, the retaining element preventing the lockwasher from moving away from the lockplate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A holding arrangement for a component to be mounted on a shaft, the arrangement comprising:
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a lockplate; means for preventing rotation of the lockplate with reference to the shaft; a nut to be mounted adjacent to the lockplate; means for securing the nut in a threaded engagement on the shaft; a lockwasher to be mounted around the nut; means for preventing rotation of the lockwasher with reference to the shaft; a resilient ring to be mounted between the nut and the lockwasher and contacting an outer radial surface of the nut and an inner radial surface of the lockwasher to dampen movement of the lockwasher with respect to the nut; and means for preventing the lockwasher from moving away from the lockplate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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