Patent ID: 6530715
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B66B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for attaching a velocity transducer to an electric motor shaft comprising:a shaft extension having a generally tubular body with a radially inwardly extending wall formed at one end thereof and an exterior transducer mounting surface receiving said velocity transducer, said wall having an aperture formed therein; a fastener having a head and a threaded shank extending therefrom, said head being positioned in said body with said shank extending through said aperture and out of said one end of said body; and a bevel washer mounted on said shank between said head and said wall whereby when said shank is threaded into a bore in a motor shaft to abut said shaft extension against an end surface of the motor shaft, said bevel washer compensates for misalignment between a longitudinal axis of the motor shaft and a longitudinal axis of the bore.