Patent ID: 11891107
Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A flex coupling assembly, comprising:
an inner housing subassembly including,
an inner housing having a generally cylindrical inner housing wall extending along an axis and bounding an inner housing cavity between an inner housing first end and an inner housing second end, said inner housing first end having an inner housing end face extending generally transversely to said axis and having at least one through opening and said inner housing second end being open,
a first shaft fixed to said inner housing end face and extending along said axis, and
a resilient flex coupling fixed to said inner housing in said inner housing cavity;

an outer housing subassembly including,
an outer housing having a generally cylindrical outer housing wall extending along said axis and bounding an outer housing cavity between an outer housing first end and an outer housing second end, said outer housing first end having an outer housing end face extending generally transversely to said axis and said outer housing second end being open, and
a second shaft fixed to said outer housing end face and extending along said axis;

said inner housing subassembly being disposed in said outer housing cavity; and
a retention member fixed to said outer housing by at least one retention fastener member, said at least one retention fastener member extending through said at least one through opening in said inner housing end face in clearance relation therewith and retaining said inner housing subassembly in said outer housing cavity,
wherein said inner housing and said outer housing are moveable relative to one another axially along said axis and rotatably about said axis via flexing of said resilient flex coupling.