Patent ID: 9328801
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A connection for connecting a drive shaft of a motor and a driven shaft of a driven apparatus, wherein the drive shaft extends in an axial direction and the driven shaft parallel to the drive shaft, at a certain lateral distance from the axial direction, extends in a parallel axial direction, the connection comprising: a housing, said housing on the one hand being connectable to a housing of the motor, and on the other hand being connectable to a housing of the driven apparatus, a drive gearwheel connectable to the drive shaft, and a driven gearwheel connectable to the driven shaft, wherein the drive gearwheel and the driven gearwheel mesh directly with one another, and wherein the drive gearwheel and driven gearwheel are affixed in the housing of the connection, wherein the drive gearwheel or the driven gearwheel is a ring gear with internal toothing and the remaining gearwheel of the connection is a pinion with external toothing, and wherein the housing of the connection comprises adjustment means with which the lateral distance between the driven shaft and the drive shaft is adjustable and wherein the housing of the connection comprises a first part and a second part, said first part and said second part each having a hole through which either the drive shaft or the driven shaft is able to be affixed, and wherein the adjustment means comprise fasteners with which the first part and the second part of the housing are able to be detachably fastened to one another in at least a first position and a second position to change the lateral distance between the driven shaft and the drive shaft.