Patent ID: 6517278
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: F16D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly comprising a shaft and a female part which is rotationally fixed to said shaft by rotational-fixing means which cooperate through complementary shapes, said shaft comprising a shaft end portion on which said female part is mounted in a direction of mounting from said shaft end portion to an intermediate shaft portion remote from said shaft end portion, the female part also being fixed axially on said shaft, and the female part comprising axial first stops which cooperate with respective second stops associated with said shaft, the first and second stops acting in said direction of mounting, the female part further comprising first axial-retention surfaces cooperating with respective second axial-retention surfaces associated with said shaft, said first and second axial-retention surfaces acting in a direction opposite to said direction of mounting, wherein said first and second axial-retention surfaces are arranged beyond said associated first and second stops in said direction of mounting and cooperate through complementary shapes.