Patent ID: 6234910
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A shaft arrangement comprising two shaft ends positioned in end-to-end relation with end faces in abutting relation, an outer sleeve surrounding the abutting end faces and having a through-channel for introducing pressure medium in an interface between the shaft ends and the outer sleeve to create a sleeve expanding effect during mounting and dismounting and a radial grip acting between the outer sleeve and the two shaft ends when the pressure medium has been drained through the through-channel, said radial grip effecting a radial as well as an axial joining of the shaft ends and the outer sleeve, each shaft end adjacent its abutting end face including grip means for being gripped, and a thrust member engaging the grip means, said thrust member being positioned inside the outer sleeve and bridging the abutting end faces to inhibit the two shaft ends from being pulled apart axially upon application of an axial force.