Patent ID: 6499908
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking system, comprising an axially extending shaft (1), and having at least one radially inwardly directed recess in an outside surface of said shaft, at least one locking element received in said at least one inwardly directed recess, an axially extending sleeve (2) coaxial with and encircling said shaft (1) and having a radially extending insertion opening (6) in said sleeve (2) arranged to receive said locking element, said sleeve (2) has a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface with an inner circumferentially extending groove (3) in said radially inner surface and an outer circumferentially extending groove (4) in said outer surface both arranged in a common plane perpendicular to the axis of said sleeve and encircling at least half of the circumference of said sleeve, a radially prestressed spring washer (9) positioned in said outer groove, said spring washer (9) having opposite ends (12) spaced apart in the circumferential direction and forming an open sector therebetween, each of said opposite ends bent radially inwardly and extending through radially extending openings (5) in said sleeve (2) from said outer groove (4) into said inner groove (3).