Coupling device

• US RE33,249 E
• Filed: 10/06/1988
• Issued: 07/03/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: EROWA AG
• Original Assignee: EROWA AG
• Inventors: Schneider, Rudolf
• Primary Examiner(s): WOLFE JR, WILLIS RAY
• Application Number:
  US07/254,395
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 403/13, 403/14, 403/335, 403/336, 403/337, 464/51, 464/77, 464/92, 464/93, 464/113, 464/137
• US Class Current: 464/93
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 16/08 having means for clamping the relatively movable parts together in the indexed position
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/506 bolted or riveted
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 11/00 Clutches in which the members have interengaging parts arrangements for synchronisation F16D23/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45853 including separate, nonprojection-engaging spring for biasing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/1616 Position or guide means

Abstract

The invention provides a coupling device with a first, driven member and a second member to be driven by the first member to a rotational movement. A driving plate is arranged between the two members and fixedly connected to the second member. In order to provide an angularly and centrically well defined position of the two members relative to each other, said first driven member is equipped with a centrically as well as an eccentrically arranged driving pin, the outer surfaces thereof having at least partially a conical shape. The conical parts of the surfaces engage with openings correspondingly arranged in the driving plate, which is elastically deformed upon connection of the second member to the first member.

Claims

1. A device adapted to connect a first rotatable part to a second part to be driven in a rotational movement, particularly to connect a workpiece to a machining apparatus, comprising:

a first member and a second member, said first and second members being coaxially arranged with reference to each other;

a driving plate member coaxially arranged between said first and second members;

said first member comprising at least two driving pins protruding from one face thereof towards said driving plate member;

said driving plate member being fixedly connected to said second member in a certain distance from the face thereof directed towards said driving plate member, and comprising a plurality of openings which are correspondingly arranged with reference to said driving pins on said first member;

outer surfaces of at least one of said driving pins having at least partially conical shape, the edges of said openings in said driving plate at least partially engaging said outer surfaces of said driving pins on said first member when said first member is connected to said second member, the first of said driving pins being centrically mounted, and the second of said driving pins being eccentrically mounted, said second member comprising a circularly shaped concentrically arranged bead protruding from the frontal face thereof, said driving plate being fixed to the frontal face of said bead.

2. A device adapted to connect a first rotatable part to a second part to be driven in a rotational movement, particularly to connect a workpiece to a machining apparatus, comprising:

a first member and a second member, said first and second members being coaxially arranged with reference to each other;

a driving plate member coaxially arranged between said first and second members;

said first member comprising at least two driving pins protruding from one face thereof towards said driving plate member;

said driving plate member being fixedly connected to said second member in a certain distance from the face thereof directed towards said driving plate member, and comprising a plurality of openings which are correspondingly arranged with reference to said driving pins on said first member;

outer surfaces of at least one of said driving pins having at least partially conical shape, the edges of said openings in said driving plate at least partially engaging said outer surfaces of said driving pins on said first member when said first member is connecteed to said second member, said driving plate comprising at least one slot situated between said openings, said openings including a centric opening and an eccentric opening, and said one slot being situated between said centric and eccentric openings and extending perpendicularly to an axis through said centric and eccentric openings.

3. A coupling device for transmitting a rotary torque from a first part to a second part, said coupling device comprising:

coaxial first and second members connected, respectively, to said first and second parts for joint rotation therewith,

a driving plate member coaxially arranged between said first and second members, said driving plate member being fixedly connected to one of said first and second members at a predetermined distance from the end face thereof facing said driving plate member;

the other of said first and second members comprising at least two driving pins projecting from the end face thereof facing said driving plate member, said driving plate member comprising opening means for engaging outer surfaces of said at least two driving pins;

said coupling device further comprising means for maintaining a predetermined distance between said end faces of said one and other members.

4. A coupling device according to claim 3 wherein said means for maintaining a predetermined distance between said end faces comprises a projection on one of said end faces for abutting another of said end face.

5. A device adapted to connect a first rotatable part to a second part to be driven in a rotational movement, particularly to connect a workpiece to a machining apparatus, comprising:

a first member and a second member, said first and second members being coaxially arranged with reference to each other;

a driving plate member coaxially arranged between said first and second members;

said first member comprising at least two driving pins protruding from one face thereof towards said driving plate member;

said driving plate member being fixedly connected to said second member at a certain distance from the face thereof directed towards said driving plate member, and comprising a plurality of openings which are correspondingly arranged with reference to said driving pins on said first member;

outer surfaces of at least one of said driving pins having at least partially conical shape, the edges of said openings in said driving plate at least partially engaging said outer surfaces of said driving pins on said first member when said first member is connected to said second member, the first of said two driving pins being centrically mounted and the second of said two driving pins being eccentrically mounted, said eccentrically mounted driving pin comprising two surface regions arranged on opposite sides thereof parallel to a radius of said device and inclined with reference to the central axis of said device, each of said two surface regions is composed of two surfaces which are inclined with reference to the central axis of said device at different angles.

6. A device according to claim 5, wherein a first surface adjacent to an end face of said second eccentrically mounted driving pin is more inclined with reference to the central axis of said device than a second surface adjacent to a surface of said first member.

13. A device according to claims 9, 5 or 7, wherein said driving plate is made of elastically deformable material.

14. A device according to claim 13, wherein said driving plate is made of elastically deformable spring steel. .Iadd.

7. A device adapted to connect a first rotatable part to a second part to be driven in a rotational movement, particularly to connect a workpiece to a machining apparatus, comprising:

a first member and a second member, said first and second members being coaxially arranged with reference to each other;

a driving plate member coaxially arranged between said first and second members;

said first member comprising at least two driving pins protruding from one face thereof towards said driving plate protruding from one face towards said driving plate member;

said driving plate member being fixedly connected to said second member at a certain distance from the face thereof directed towards said driving plate member, and comprising a plurality of openings which are correspondingly arranged with reference to said driving pins on said first member;

outer surfaces of at least one of said driving pins having at least partially conical shape, the edges of said openings in said driving plate at least partially engaging said outer surfaces of said driving pins on said first member when said first member is connected to said second member, the first of said driving pins being centrically mounted driving pin and the second of said driving pins being eccentrically mounted, said driving plate comprising a first centrically arranged opening having circular shape and a second eccentrically arranged opening for mounting said driving plate on said two driving pins, and eccentrically arranged opening having two opposite edges extending parallel to the radius of said driving plate, the distance between said two parallel edges of said eccentric opening being smaller than the width of said eccentrically arranged driving pin at its base, but bigger than the width thereof at its top, both widths being measured in a direction perpendicular to the radius of the device.

8. A device according to claim 7, wherein said distance is in the region between the width of said eccentrically arranged driving pin at its base and the width thereof at its border between the two differently inclined surfaces.

9. A device adapted to connect a first rotatable part to a second part to be driven in a rotational movement, particularly to connect a workpiece to a machining apparatus, comprising:

a first member and a second member, said first and second members being coaxially arranged with reference to each other;

a driving plate member coaxially arranged between said first and second members;

said first member comprising at least two driving pins protruding from one face thereof towards said driving plate member;

said driving plate member being fixedly connected to said second member at a certain distance from the face thereof directed towards said driving plate member and comprising a plurality of openings which are correspondingly arranged with reference to said driving pins on said first member;

outer surfaces of at least one of said driving pins having at least partially conical shape, the edges of said openings in said driving plate at least partially engaging said outer surfaces of said driving pins on said first member when said first member is connected to said second member, the first of said two driving pins being centrically mounted and the second of said two driving pins being eccentrically mounted;

an outer surface of said first centrically mounted driving pin at least partially having the shape of a nappe of a truncated cone, and said outer surface of said first centrically mounted driving pin comprising a first basic region having the shape of a first nappe of a truncated cone and a second region adjacent to the top face of said driving pin and having the shape of a second nappe of a truncated cone.

10. A device according to claim 9, wherein the angle of the related cone is smaller at said first region than the angle of the related cone at said second region.

11. A device accordimg to claim 10, wherein one of said plurality of openings is circular and the diameter of said circular opening is smaller than the diameter at the base of said centrically arranged first driving pin but bigger than the diameter of the top frontal face of said first driving pin.

12. A device according to claim 11, wherein the diameter of said circular opening corresponds to a mean value between the maximal and the minimal diameter of the truncated cone shaped nappe region of said centrically arranged first driving pin.

15. A coupling device for establishing and maintaining coupled parts in an accurate positional relationship comprising:

first and second separable coupling members,

said first coupling member comprising at least two pins protruding from an end face thereof,

said second member comprising a body and a first surface facing said first coupling member when said second coupling member is coupled thereto, said first surface comprising a plurality of openings corresponding in location to said pins,

each of said pins comprising a beveled surface on opposite sides,

each of said openings having at least one edge for engaging the beveled surfaces of at least two of said pins,

means for pressing said first and second members towards each other; and

means for maintaining a predetermined distance between said end faces of said first and second coupling members when they are pressed towards each other. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. A coupling device according to claim 15 wherein said means for maintaining a predetermined distance between said end faces comprises a projection on an end face of one of said members for abutting an end face of the other of said members. .Iaddend. .Iadd.17. A coupling device according to claim 16 wherein said pins and said openings establish the positional relationship between said first and second coupling members in one plane and said means for maintaining a predetermined distance establishes the positional relationship in the direction perpendicular to that plane. .Iaddend. .Iadd.18. The coupling device of claim 17 wherein said first surface is elastically deformable and spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings, and the width of each of said openings is equal to a width of the corresponding pin on the beveled surfaces so that, when said first and second coupling members are pressed towards each other, said edges contact said beveled surfaces. .Iaddend. .Iadd.19. The coupling device of claim 16 wherein said first surface is elastically deformable and spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings, and the width of each of said openings is equal to a width of the corresponding pin on the beveled surfaces so that, when said first and second coupling members are pressed towards each other, said edges contact said beveled surfaces. .Iaddend. .Iadd.20. The coupling device of claim 15 wherein said first surface is elastically deformable in the vicinity of said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd.21. The coupling device of claim 20 wherein said first surface is spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd.22. The coupling device of claim 21 wherein the width of each of said openings is equal to a width of the corresponding pin on the beveled surfaces so that, when said first and second coupling members are pressed towards each other, said edges contact said beveled surfaces. .Iaddend. .Iadd.23. The coupling device of claim 15 wherein said first surface is spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd.24. The coupling device of claim 15 wherein the width of each of said openings is equal to a width of the corresponding pin on the beveled surfaces so that, when said first and second coupling members are pressed towards each other, said edges contact said beveled surfaces. .Iaddend. .Iadd.25. The coupling device of claim 15 wherein at least one of said pins is eccentrically mounted and the corresponding one of said openings comprises two parallel opposite edges for engaging beveled opposite edges of the eccentrically mounted pin. .Iaddend. .Iadd.26. A coupling device according to claim 25 wherein said means for maintaining a predetermined distance between said end faces comprises a projection on an end face of one of said members for abutting an end face of the other of said members. .Iaddend. .Iadd.27. A coupling device according to claim 26 wherein said pins and said openings establish the positional relationship between said first and second coupling members in one plane and said means for maintaining a predetermined distance establishes the positional relationship in the direction perpendicular to that plane. .Iaddend. .Iadd.28. The coupling device of claim 27 wherein said first surface is elastically deformable and spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings, and the width of each of said openings is equal to a width of the corresponding pin on the beveled surfaces so that, when said first and second coupling members are pressed towards each other, said edges contact said beveled surfaces. .Iaddend. .Iadd.29. The coupling device of claim 26 wherein said first surface is elastically deformable and spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings, and the width of each of said openings is equal to a width of the corresponding pin on the beveled surfaces so that, when said first and second coupling members are pressed towards each other, said edges contact said beveled surfaces. .Iaddend. .Iadd.30. The coupling device of claim 15 further comprising an aperture through each of said first and second coupling members perpendicular to the face thereof and means extending through said aperture for pressing said first and second coupling members together. .Iaddend. .Iadd.31. A coupling device according to claim 30 wherein at least one of said pins is eccentrically mounted with respect to said aperture, said first surface comprising an eccentrically arranged opening having two opposite edges extending parallel to the radius of said aperture, the distance between said two parallel edges of said eccentric opening being smaller than the width of said eccentrically arranged pin at its base, but bigger than the width thereof at its top, both widths being measured in a direction perpendicular to said radius. .Iaddend. .Iadd.32. The coupling device of claim 31 wherein said first surface is elastically deformable and spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd.33. The coupling device of claim 30 wherein said first surface is elastically deformable and spaced from said body in the vicinity of said openings, and the width of each of said openings is equal to the width of the corresponding pin on the beveled surfaces so that, when said first and second coupling members are pressed towards each other, said edges contact said beveled surfaces. .Iaddend.