Patent ID: 8746984
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: F16C,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mechanism for locking a bearing to a shaft, comprising: a split sleeve; a receptive flange adapted to be axially fixed to the bearing; a positioning flange coupled to said split sleeve; and a screw extending through at least a portion of said positioning flange and said receptive flange, said screw threadingly engaging one of said positioning flange and said receptive flange, wherein rotation of said screw in a first direction drives axial displacement of said positioning flange and said split sleeve axially toward said receptive flange and axially drives said sleeve into engagement with the bearing to collapse said split sleeve into engagement with the shaft and rotation of said screw in a second direction opposite said first direction applies a driving force that drives axial displacement of said positioning flange and said split sleeve axially outward from said receptive flange.