Patent ID: 6095924
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A torque-transmitting coupling between a driven flange on the side of a motor and a driving flange on the side of a transmission, which comprises(a) a tubular portion having one end facing the driven flange, another end facing the driving flange and an axis extending between the driven and driving flanges, the tubular portion consisting of fiber-reinforced plastic material and being divided into(1) two tube sections extending from an axially normal parting plane towards the tubular portion ends, and each tube section having(2) an outwardly protruding flange edge, the flanged edges facing each other in the parting plane and being screwed together,(b) two membrane portions consisting of fiber-reinforced plastic material and having an outer periphery and an inner periphery,(1) the outer periphery of one of the membrane portions being attached to the one tubular portion end,(2) the outer periphery of the other membrane portion being attached to the other tubular portion end, and(3) the inner peripheries of the membrane portions forming connecting edges being screwed to the driven and driving flanges, respectively.