ARTICULATED CARRIER CLUTCH COUPLING Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; coupling of shafts of tractive drives of railway transport. SUBSTANCE: clutch members 1 and 2 are provided with pins 3 and 4. Pins 3 are used for mounting carriers 8 and 9 which are connected with pins secured on coaxial double-arm levers 5, 6 and 7 which are located at axial and angular displacement of 120 deg relative to one another. Joint of each pin with end of double-arm level is located in sector limited by two planes: axis of clutch and axis of adjacent pin of the same clutch member are located in one plane and axis of clutch and axis of pin of other clutch member fitted between pins of first clutch member are located in second plane. Such arrangement of components ensures increased length of carriers, thus reducing deformation of rubber-metal units. EFFECT: reduced deformation of rubber-metal units. 3 dwg