Claims
- 1. Device for centering and aligning a shaft in a clutch or brake assembly having an assembly housing, comprising, in combination: a quick demount bushing having a collar portion including an axial bore, with the diameter of the axial bore of the quick demount bushing being generally equal to the diameter of and for receipt onto the shaft; means for locking the quick demount bushing from relative rotation with the shaft; the quick demount bushing further including a tapered outer surface; the assembly housing including a hub having an axial bore being of greater diameter than the diameter of the shaft; the hub including an inner tapered bore having a shape complementary to and for receipt of the tapered outer surface of the quick demount bushing to form a wedge fit therebetween; means for holding the quick demount bushing in the inner tapered bore of the hub; and a shaft mount in the assembly housing in the form of a one piece bushing having a fixed thickness dimension in a radial direction and in the axial direction and having an outside diameter substantially euqal to the diameter of and for receipt into the axial bore of the hub and having an inside diameter substantially equal to the diameter of and for receipt onto the shaft for holding the shaft in axial alignment with the hub as the quick demount bushing is being inserted and drawn into the inner tapered bore of the hub, with the shaft mount being removable from the axial bore of the hub and from the shaft after the quick demount bushing is held by the holding means in the inner tapered bore of the hub with the shaft in axial alignment with the hub, the bushing allowing use of the same assembly housing with differing size shafts.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 141,965, filed Apr. 21, 1980 and now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (8)
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Continuations (1)
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