Patent ID: 6582148
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: F02F,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
An elastic shaft coupling comprising at least one torsion element serving as a transmission element, each torsion element comprising:at least one elastomer body; at least one axial metallic connecting flange mounted in a fixed manner via vulcanization on input and output sides of said at least one elastomer body and said at least one connecting flange having radially extending edges; and a plurality of breakthroughs that extend through said at least one connecting flange, wherein said plurality of breakthroughs have inner edges; wherein said radially extending edges and said inner edges of said plurality of breakthroughs project axially outward in a curved manner from a plane of said at least one connecting flange with respect to said at least one elastomer body; and wherein said at least one elastomer body is connected to said at least one connecting flange along said outwardly curved edge regions of said at least one connecting flange.