Patent ID: 6454071
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A toothed coupling for tracked vehicles having a main transmission and a final drive, the toothed coupling, comprising:a first externally toothed gear connectable to the main transmission; a second externally toothed gear connectable to the final drive; a coupling sleeve having an internal toothing in engagement with the first externally toothed gear and being engagable with the second externally toothed gear, the coupling sleeve being axially displaceable and fixable at defined positions, the coupling sleeve having a flange extending radially inward substantially perpendicular with respect to an axis of the coupling sleeve; a spindle connected to the flange and arranged coaxially with the coupling sleeve so as to be capable of rotating the coupling sleeve about the axis; a spindle nut arranged on the spindle; a blocking part arranged on an end of the spindle and radially displaceable; and a tool capable of engaging the blocking part, wherein removal of the tool from the blocking part is possible only at defined axial positions of the spindle.