Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Flywheel – motion smoothing-type
Patent
1990-12-18
1992-10-13
Luong, Vinh T.
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Flywheel, motion smoothing-type
74603, 74595, 403355, 403378, F16F 1522, B25G 328
Patent
active
051540975
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a damping device for a shaft having a gear wheel and comprising a damping member located between the shaft and the gear wheel and acting as a transmission element.
Shafts having one or more gear wheels are known, particularly in gear boxes. The disadvantage of this arrangement is that the impacts or torque peaks acting on the shaft or the gear wheel are transmitted to other elements and can cause damage to the shaft or the gear wheel or to equipment or gearing connected therewith.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is a damping device in which impacts and/or torque peaks acting on the shaft or the gear wheel are strongly reduced, and damage to the shaft and to the gear wheel, as well as to equipment connected with either, is obviated.
The object of the invention is achieved by providing a damping device which has a spring sleeve into which is set an essentially cylindrical element made of elastic material. This damping device can not only be manufactured very economically, it can also be fitted in a simple manner into a unit consisting of a shaft and a gear wheel.
Particularly preferred is a damping device in which the clamping element can, for the purpose of creating a form-locking connection be fitted into a cut-out recess in the contact surface between the gear wheel and the shaft, where the recess is a bore the axis of which is substantially parallel to the axis of the shaft. This force-locking connection between the gear wheel and the shaft has the advantage that it is very economical with regard to space.
The present invention both as to its construction and its mode of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments when read with reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the front of a shaft to which a gear wheel is fitted with damping means according to the invention;
FIG. 2 shows a partially cross-sectional side view of a unit consisting of a shaft and a gear wheel taken along the line 2--2 in FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a gear wheel set on a shaft and provided with a flange similar to the view of FIG. 2 but showing another embodiment.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The front view in FIG. 1 shows a gear wheel 2 set on a shaft 1. The contact surface 3 between the gear wheel and the shaft is interrupted by at least one, in this case four circular recesses 4. Into each of the recesses is fitted a spring sleeve 5 into which is pressed a damping element 6 made of elastic material. Extending through the contact surface 3 is a circular channel 7 consisting of a first circular groove 8 formed in the inner surface of the gear wheel 2, and a second circular groove 9 formed in the outer surface of the shaft 1. A ball 10 is introduced in the circular channel 7, the external diameter of which ball correspond approximately to the inner diameter of the circular channel. In this manner an axial displacement of the gear wheel 2 in relation to the shaft 1 is prevented.
The arrangement of the damping members may be seen still more clearly from the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 2. A gear wheel 2 is pushed or pressed onto the shaft 1 which may be formed in any desired manner and be usable for diverse purposes. A recess 4 is formed in the contact surface between the shaft and the gear wheel, which recess penetrates the material of the shaft as well as the material of the gear wheel. The axis of the recess runs practically parallel to the axis of the shaft. A spring sleeve 5 is inserted in the recess 4, whereby a form-locking connection is created between the gear wheel and the shaft. When a torque is transmitted from the shaft to the gear wheel, or vice-versa, the spring sleeve 5 which is preferably made of flexible material, is compressed somewhat. The substantially cylindrical element 6 made of elastic material and fitted in the s
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Barthruff Otto
Mayer Martin
Luong Vinh T.
Robert & Bosch GmbH
Striker Michael J.
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