Sujen V Chen

US Patent:

52862313, Feb 15, 1994

Filed:

Mar 26, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/857988

Inventors:

Jossef Zilberman - Randallstown MD
Robert E. Munyon - Columbia MD
Sujen Chen - Ellicott City MD

Assignee:

Kop-Flex, Inc. - Baltimore MD

International Classification:

F16D 378

US Classification:

464 93

Abstract:

A flexible member for coupling a driving member to a driven member is an elastomer element formed with a plurality of integrally formed segments of tapering cross sectional area and is provided at the intersections of the segments with connecting elements for connecting the flexible member to the driving and driven members; the connecting element is formed in a manner that prevents rotation of the elastomer member relative to each point of connection; the segments of the flexible member are shaped in such a manner to maximize resistance to deformation under the influence of torque loading and misalignment.