Title:
【発明の名称】かじ取り軸管用分離形接続装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH06506646
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Two shaft sections have a common axis and overlapping end portions. Connecting pins on the end portions extend through sleeves on the end portions. A snap ring or similar device is releasably attached to the connecting pins to hold the connecting pins within the sleeves and to release the connecting pins when a predetermined force is applied. Alternatively, a deformable strap holds flanges on the end portions together and releases the flanges when a predetermined force is applied. Also disclosed is a sequential connecting device having a second mechanism to hold the two end portions together after the initial release and to provide a second release when a second predetermined force is applied.
Inventors:
Duffy, Paul Yi
Hansen, John
Lugosi, Robert
Hansen, John
Lugosi, Robert
Application Number:
JP50937192A
Publication Date:
July 28, 1994
Filing Date:
March 31, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
The Torrington Company
International Classes:
B62D1/19; B62D1/20; F16D9/08; (IPC1-7): B62D1/19
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Warren G. Simor