Slew drive gearbox and clamp

摘要

A slew drive with clamp including a slew drive having a housing, a worm shaft having a worm thread carried within the housing for rotational movement, a torque tube having an outer diameter and a central socket extending therethrough, the torque tube carried by the housing for rotational movement perpendicularly to the worm shaft and worm thread, and coupling means for rotatably engaging the torque tube with the worm threads. A transverse support member is received in the socket and extends substantially perpendicularly therefrom. A clamp is carried within the socket movable between a clamped and an unclamped position for clamping the transverse member fixedly within the socket.

主权项

1. A slew drive with clamp comprising:
a slew drive including:
a housing;a worm shaft having a worm thread carried within the housing for rotational movement;a torque tube having an outer diameter and a central socket extending therethrough, the torque tube carried by the housing for rotational movement perpendicularly to the worm shaft and worm thread; andcoupling means for rotatably engaging the torque tube with the worm threads;whereby rotation of the worm shaft rotates the torque tube relative the housing; a transverse support member received in the socket and extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom; and a clamp carried within the socket movable between a clamped and an unclamped position for clamping the transverse member fixedly within the socket wherein the socket includes a cut-out formed at an outer periphery thereof and the clamp includes a clamp assembly carried by the cut-out, the clamp assembly movable between a clamped position, engaging the transverse support element and the torque tube, and an unclamped position.