| 摘要 |
An internal locking device for two elements, such as connecting rods, is disclosed. A pair of spaced circumferential grooves are provided in a cylindrical element (calibrated sleeve) threadedly circumscribing a second rod, and an interior annular groove is also provided in such element, being disposed between the planes of the circumferential grooves. Upon tightening of the cylindrical element against a first rod by means external to the cylindrical element, such as by a threaded sleeve forming a union between external threads on the first rod and the cylindrical element, the threads on the cylindrical element compress against the threads of the second rod, thereby eliminating any tolerance spread or slop that otherwise would exist between such threaded connection and achieving an exact locked position for such rods. The positions of the circumferential grooves and the annular groove are reversible, with the same effect being achieved.
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