Shaft coupling system

Details Shaft coupling system Shaft coupling system

1998-04-20

2000-08-01

Yuen, Henry C.

Pumps

Motor driven

Electric or magnetic motor

417360, 417319, F04B 1700

Patent

active

060957727

ABSTRACT:
A shaft coupling system (10) is used to connect one shaft (23) to another shaft (44). The system (10) is suited for use in the environment of a pump (11) having a motor assembly (12) and a disposable pump assembly (13). The shaft (23) is driven by a motor (15) and carries a drive coupling device (24). The shaft (44) of the pump assembly (13) carries an impeller (47) at one end and a driven coupling device (49) at the other end. The drive coupling device (24) includes lugs (55) having helical guide surfaces (57, 58) and a helical drive surface (56). The driven coupling device (49) includes fingers (64) having helical guide surfaces (66, 67) and a helical driven surface (65). When the coupling devices (24, 49) are axially engaged, the guide surfaces (57, 58 and 66, 67) may engage each other and rotate the coupling devices (24, 49) relative to each other to position the fingers (64) between the lugs (55). Rotation of the shaft (23) by the motor (15) causes the drive surface (56) to engage the driven surface (65) which not only couples the shafts (23, 44) but also axially positions the impeller (47) in the pump assembly (13). A housing (14) for the motor (15) includes pins (19) which are received in slots (39) of the pump assembly (13) to attach the motor assembly (12) to the pump assembly (13).

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patent: 4063433 (1977-12-01), Chanton
patent: 4211519 (1980-07-01), Hogan
patent: 5019038 (1991-05-01), Linden
patent: 5482432 (1996-01-01), Paliwoda et al.
patent: 5697773 (1997-12-01), Mendoza et al.

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