Patent ID: 8900061

Claim:
A clutch device for connecting a driving machine part to a driven machine part, said clutch device comprising; an elastic clutch arranged on one member selected from the group consisting of a first drive-side and an output-side end section of the clutch device; a tooth clutch arranged on another member of the group; and an intermediate shaft which connects the elastic clutch to the tooth clutch, wherein the tooth clutch and the elastic clutch have restoring forces which are adapted to one another in such a way that the clutch device has both a central running and an axial offset compensation in the case of a radial displacement, wherein the elastic clutch is elastomeric, wherein the intermediate shaft is configured as a two-piece shaft with a first shaft section and a second shaft section, wherein the shaft sections of the intermediate shaft are releasably connected with one another, and wherein the intermediate shaft has an axial throughgoing hollow space.