Patent ID: 8628439
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
1. An improved cone assembly with one torque transmitting member and one non-torque transmitting member, which is oppositely positioned of said torque transmitting member; for said cone assembly, line contact torque transmission between the parts that slide relative to a cone and the parts that are stationary relative to said cone and with which said parts that slide engage, can be eliminated as to increase the torque transmission capacity of said cone assembly, comprising: a) a spline; b) said cone, said cone is attached so that it can rotate along an axis of rotation, said axis of rotation passes through the center of the larger end of said cone and the center of the smaller end of said cone; c) a torque transmitting member, said torque transmitting member has a leading end and a trailing end; d) a non-torque transmitting member, said non-torque transmitting member has a leading end and a trailing end; e) two longitudinal slides, each said longitudinal slide is shaped like a rod and extends from the smaller end of said cone to the larger end of said cone; f) said torque transmitting member carriage, said torque transmitting member carriage is shaped like slider that has a longitudinal slide hole and two radial slide holes; g) said non-torque transmitting member carriage, said non-torque transmitting member carriage is shaped like slider that has one longitudinal slide hole and two radial slide holes; h) a torque transmitting member radial slider sleeve, said torque transmitting member radial slider sleeve comprises of a sleeve on which two sets of oppositely positioned torque transmitting member slides that extend radially outwards from the center of said sleeve are fixed; i) said trailing end slides sleeve, said trailing end slides sleeve comprises of a sleeve on which said two oppositely positioned trailing end slides are fixed; j) said means for securing said leading end of said torque transmitting member to said torque transmitting member carriage; and k) said means for securing said leading end of said non-torque transmitting member to said non-torque transmitting member carriage; and l) said means for securing said trailing end of said torque transmitting member to said cone; and m) said means for securing said trailing end of said non-torque transmitting member to said cone; and n) a means for constraining the axial position of said torque transmitting member radial slider sleeve and the axial position of said trailing end slides sleeve relative to said spline.