Patent ID: 6318923
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A coupling, comprising:a first member normal to a load axis;a second member normal to said load axis at a first distance from the second member;an aperture in said first member on said axis;an aperture in said second member on said axis;a first pair of flexures comprising first and second flexures connecting said member, said first and second flexures being parallel to said axis and diametrically opposed;a second pair of flexures comprising third and fourth flexures connecting said members, said third and fourth flexures being parallel to said axis and diametrically opposed;a first cross member normal to said axis and connected near the midpoints of the first and second flexures;a first rod along said axis and extending through the aperture in said first member and attached to said first cross member;a second cross member normal to said axis and connected near the midpoints of the third and fourth flexures; anda second rod along said axis and extending through the aperture in said second member and attached to said second cross member.