Universal coupling for heavy-load industry

By designing a universal coupling for the heavy-duty industry, using a structure of connecting plates and flange plates, combined with the design of annular fixtures, bolts, joint bearings and adapter shafts, the shortcomings of traditional couplings in high torque and large swing angles are solved, and an efficient, convenient and economical coupling solution is achieved.

CN120100832APending Publication Date: 2025-06-06VMTT IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510414905.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-03
Publication Date
2025-06-06

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Technical Problem

Existing couplings are difficult to meet the demands of high torque and large swing angles in heavy-duty industries, especially in the wind power testing industry, where traditional drum-shaped toothed couplings and cross universal couplings have shortcomings in bearing capacity and compensation angles.

Method used

A universal coupling for heavy-duty industry is designed, using a connecting plate and flange plate structure. Through the combination of annular fixtures and bolts, high torque load bearing and large swing angle compensation are achieved. At the same time, joint bearings and adapter shaft design are adopted, which improves the lightweight and convenience of the product.

Benefits of technology

It achieves the bearing capacity of torque above 30MNm and the large compensation angle. At the same time, the product is lightweight, easy to install and transport on site, and has low cost.

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Abstract

The invention provides a universal coupling for the heavy load industry. The universal coupling for the heavy-load industry comprises a connecting plate, a first flange plate is arranged on one side of the connecting plate, a second flange plate is arranged on the other side of the connecting plate, a plurality of mounting grooves are formed in the two sides of the connecting plate respectively, a plurality of connecting mechanisms are arranged on the two sides of the connecting plate respectively, and the connecting mechanisms are connected with the mounting grooves. The connecting mechanism comprises a first annular fixing part arranged in the mounting groove, a plurality of first through holes are formed in the first annular fixing part, a plurality of first threaded holes are formed in the connecting plate, a plurality of first bolts are arranged in the first through holes respectively, and one ends of the first bolts penetrate through the first through holes respectively and are screwed with the first threaded holes. The universal coupling for the heavy-load industry can meet the requirement for a large compensation angle, the product is designed to be light, and the universal coupling has the advantages of being convenient to install on site and transport and low in cost.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of couplings, and in particular relates to a universal coupling used in heavy-load industries. Background Art

[0002] In the heavy-load industry, couplings generally use drum gear couplings or cross universal couplings. The drum gear coupling is characterized by large torque bearing capacity, but the allowable swing angle generally does not exceed 2°, and the torque to mass ratio is low, and the cost is high; the cross universal coupling is more commonly used in the heavy-load field, and its characteristic can meet the swing angle of 10°~15°; the compensation ability is stronger than the drum gear coupling; but affected by the structure of the cross package itself, stress concentration cannot be avoided at the root of the cross, and affected by the large-sized cross package and low machining accuracy, the upper limit of the cross universal bearing capacity is 20~30MNm; considering the characteristics of the drum gear coupling and the cross universal shaft, they cannot meet the characteristics of large torque and large swing angle, especially in the wind power testing industry, the design and selection of couplings with large torque and large swing angle greatly troubles the whole machine testing.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new type of universal coupling for heavy-duty industries that can meet torques above 30MNm and can meet larger compensation angles. The product has a lightweight design and is easy to install and transport on site, and has low cost. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem solved by the present invention is to provide a universal coupling for heavy-duty industries that can bear heavy torque and have a large compensation angle, has a lightweight design, is easy to install on site, is easy to transport, and has low cost.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the universal coupling for heavy-duty industries provided by the present invention includes: a connecting plate, a flange plate 1 is provided on one side of the connecting plate, a flange plate 2 is provided on the other side of the connecting plate, a plurality of mounting grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the connecting plate, a plurality of connecting mechanisms are respectively provided on both sides of the connecting plate, the connecting mechanisms include an annular fixing member 1 arranged in the mounting groove, a plurality of through holes are provided on the annular fixing member 1, a plurality of threaded holes are provided on the connecting plate, a plurality of bolts are respectively provided in the plurality of through holes 1, and one end of the plurality of bolts respectively passes through the plurality of through holes 1 and is screwed into the plurality of threaded holes 1.

[0006] As a further solution of the present invention, a flange shaft is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the annular fixing member 1.

[0007] As a further solution of the present invention, a plurality of mounting through holes are respectively provided on the flange plate 1 and the flange plate 2, and the other end of the flange shaft extends into the corresponding mounting through holes.

[0008] As a further solution of the present invention, a spherical bearing is fixedly mounted on the flange shaft.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention, a second annular fixing member is provided in the installation through hole, a plurality of second through holes are respectively opened on the second annular fixing member, and a plurality of second threaded holes are respectively opened on the second flange plate.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention, a plurality of bolts 2 are respectively disposed in the plurality of through holes 2, and one end of the plurality of bolts 2 passes through the plurality of through holes 2 and is screwed into the plurality of threaded holes 2 respectively.

[0011] As a further solution of the present invention, the second annular fixing member is fixedly connected to the outer ring of the spherical bearing.

[0012] As a further solution of the present invention, a baffle is provided on one side of the flange shaft, a plurality of through holes three are opened on the baffle, and a plurality of threaded holes three are opened on one side of the flange shaft.

[0013] As a further solution of the present invention, a plurality of bolts three are respectively arranged in the plurality of through holes three, and one end of the plurality of bolts three respectively passes through the plurality of through holes three and is screwed into the threaded hole three.

[0014] As a further solution of the present invention, if the bearing capacity is insufficient, the connecting plate and the flange shaft can be designed as an integrated unit, which is called an adapter shaft.

[0015] Compared with the related art, the universal coupling for heavy-duty industries provided by the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. It can meet larger compensation angles, and the product is lightweight in design, easy to install on site, easy to transport, and low in cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the deflection cross-sectional structure of the universal coupling used in the heavy-duty industry of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of the connecting plate structure of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the transverse extension part of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the longitudinal extension part of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic structural diagram of the adapter disc shaft portion of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries according to the present invention.

[0026] In the figure: 1, connecting plate; 2, flange plate 1; 3, flange plate 2; 4, annular fixing part 1; 5, bolt 1; 6, flange shaft; 7, spherical bearing; 8, annular fixing part 2; 9, bolt 2; 10, baffle; 11, bolt 3; 12, adapter plate shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1 to 8 ,in, Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the deflection cross-sectional structure of the universal coupling used in the heavy-duty industry of the present invention; Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A; Figure 4 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the connecting plate structure of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the transverse extension part of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention; Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the longitudinal extension part of the universal coupling used in heavy-duty industries of the present invention; Figure 8 The schematic diagram of the structure of the adapter shaft of the universal coupling for heavy-duty industry of the present invention. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industry comprises: a connecting plate 1, a flange plate 2 is provided on one side of the connecting plate 1, a flange plate 3 is provided on the other side of the connecting plate 1, a plurality of mounting grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the connecting plate 1, a plurality of connecting mechanisms are respectively provided on both sides of the connecting plate 1, the connecting mechanisms comprise an annular fixing member 4 arranged in the mounting groove, a plurality of through holes 1 are provided on the annular fixing member 4, a plurality of threaded holes 1 are provided on the connecting plate 1, a plurality of bolts 5 are respectively provided in the plurality of through holes 1, one end of the plurality of bolts 5 respectively passes through the plurality of through holes 1 and is screwed into the plurality of threaded holes 1;

[0028] A flange shaft 6 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the annular fixing member 4, and the flange shafts 6 are respectively mounted on the two side surfaces of the connecting plate 1 to be fixed thereto;

[0029] The flange plate 1 2 and the flange plate 2 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of mounting through holes, the other end of the flange shaft 6 extends into the corresponding mounting through hole, and all the mounting through holes need to be on the same straight line;

[0030] A spherical bearing 7 is fixedly sleeved on the flange shaft 6, and the inner ring is installed on the flange shaft 6. The inner ring and the outer circle produce relative displacement in a spherical contact manner, thereby satisfying the angle compensation of the coupling.

[0031] The connecting plate 1 is connected to the flange plate 1 2 and the flange plate 2 3 through the mutual cooperation between the flange shaft 6 and the spherical bearing 7 .

[0032] The mounting through hole is provided with an annular fixing member 8, and the annular fixing member 8 is provided with a plurality of through holes 2, and the flange plate 3 is provided with a plurality of threaded holes 2;

[0033] A plurality of bolts 9 are respectively arranged in the plurality of through holes 2, and one end of the plurality of bolts 9 respectively passes through the plurality of through holes 2 and is respectively screwed with the plurality of threaded holes 2;

[0034] The annular fixing member 2 8 is fixedly connected to the outer ring of the spherical bearing 7, and the outer ring of the spherical bearing 7 is installed on the flange through the annular fixing member 2 8;

[0035] The joint bearing 7 allows a swing angle θ to be generated, thereby realizing the rotation of the connecting plate 1, thereby achieving a swing angle between the flange plate 1 2 and the flange plate 2 3 to meet the angle compensation characteristics of the coupling. The joint bearing 7 can be increased as needed. If there are two or more, they are all centrally symmetrically distributed.

[0036] The joint bearing 7 is fixedly connected to the flange plate 2 3 by the cooperation between the annular fixing member 2 8 and the bolt 2 9 .

[0037] A baffle plate 10 is provided on one side of the flange shaft 6, and a plurality of through holes 3 are formed on the baffle plate 10; a plurality of threaded holes 3 are formed on one side of the flange shaft 6;

[0038] A plurality of bolts 3 11 are respectively disposed in the plurality of through holes 3 , and one end of the plurality of bolts 3 11 passes through the plurality of through holes 3 and is screwed into the threaded hole 3 .

[0039] The mutual cooperation between the baffle plate 10 and the threaded bolt 11 can prevent the flange shaft 6 from being separated from the spherical bearing 7 and facilitate positioning.

[0040] If the bearing capacity is insufficient, the connecting plate 1 and the flange shaft 6 can be designed as an integrated unit, which is called an adapter shaft 12 .

[0041] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments or applied directly or indirectly without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention. In other related technical fields, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents, which are equally included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A universal coupling for heavy-duty industries, characterized in that: It includes: a connecting plate, one side of the connecting plate is provided with a flange plate 1, the other side of the connecting plate is provided with a flange plate 2, both sides of the connecting plate are respectively provided with a plurality of mounting grooves, both sides of the connecting plate are respectively provided with a plurality of connecting mechanisms, the connecting mechanisms include an annular fixing member 1 arranged in the mounting groove, the annular fixing member 1 is provided with a plurality of through holes 1, the connecting plate is provided with a plurality of threaded holes 1, the plurality of through holes 1 are respectively provided with a plurality of bolts 1, one end of the plurality of bolts 1 respectively passes through the plurality of through holes 1 and is screwed into the plurality of threaded holes 1.

2. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 1, characterized in that: A flange shaft is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the annular fixing member 1.

3. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flange plate 1 and the flange plate 2 are respectively provided with a plurality of mounting through holes, and the other end of the flange shaft extends into the corresponding mounting through hole.

4. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixing sleeve on the flange shaft is provided with a spherical bearing.

5. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 3, characterized in that: A second annular fixing member is arranged in the installation through hole, a plurality of second through holes are respectively opened on the second annular fixing member, and a plurality of second threaded holes are respectively opened on the second flange plate.

6. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 5, characterized in that: A plurality of bolts are respectively arranged in the plurality of through holes. One ends of the plurality of bolts pass through the plurality of through holes and are screwed together with the plurality of threaded holes.

7. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second annular fixing member is fixedly connected to the outer ring of the spherical bearing.

8. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 4, characterized in that: A baffle is provided on one side of the flange shaft, a plurality of through holes three are opened on the baffle, and a plurality of threaded holes three are opened on one side of the flange shaft.

9. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 8, characterized in that: A plurality of bolts three are respectively arranged in the plurality of through holes three, and one end of the plurality of bolts three respectively passes through the plurality of through holes three and is screwed with the threaded hole three.

10. The universal coupling for heavy-duty industries according to claim 8, characterized in that: If the bearing capacity is insufficient, the connecting plate and flange shaft can be designed as an integrated unit, which is called an adapter shaft.