Flexible shaft assembly

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1997-01-03

1998-10-13

Dunn, Eileen A.

Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for ro

Torque transmitted via flexible element

Element has plural convolutions wound about rotational axis

464183, F16C 100

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058204644

ABSTRACT:
A flexible shaft assembly for transmitting rotary motion between spaced components that are mounted on articulated members. The flexible shaft, which has a significant bending flexibility, comprises a proximal section connected to a driver device, a distal section connected to a driven component, and an intermediate section. The proximal and distal sections, which are free to bend, rotate about curved axes. One or more rigid sleeves coaxially mount on the intermediate section for reducing torsional deflections of the shaft as it rotates.

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