Patent ID: 11959517
Assignee: HYDRO TECH INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A method for assembling a split sleeve apparatus to a shaft, the steps comprising:
providing a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion wherein the first and second arcuate portions have a partial cylindrical configuration with circumferential opposing ends having at least one finger extending from the opposing ends of the first and second arcuate portions;
providing apertures extending longitudinally through the at least one finger of the opposing ends of the first and second arcuate portions;
heating the first and second arcuate portions to allow the first and second arcuate portions to expand;
placing the first and second arcuate portions over the shaft;
complementarily engaging the at least one finger on the opposing ends of the first and second arcuate portion to form a continuous cylinder over the shaft;
inserting dowel rods into the apertures provided in the first and second arcuate portions; and
cooling the first and second arcuate portions to allow the first and second arcuate portions, to shrink and create an interference fit on the shaft.