Patent ID: 11873898
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A method of assembling a coupling assembly for a tapered shaft of a motor or generator, the method comprising:
sliding a sleeve coupler onto the tapered shaft,
wherein the sleeve coupler is shaped to define a bore configured to receive an end of the tapered shaft;

sliding a first pulley onto the sleeve coupler;
sliding a second pulley onto the sleeve coupler adjacent the first pulley, wherein the first pulley and the second pulley share an axis of rotation; and
passing a bolt through the sleeve coupler, the first pulley, and the second pulley and into a threaded shaft hole of the tapered shaft to secure the sleeve coupler, the first pulley, and the second pulley relative to the tapered shaft,
wherein the second pulley is configured to transfer a rotational force to the sleeve coupler, the first pulley, and the tapered shaft.