A SHAFT BETWEEN A DRIVING AND A DRIVEN IMPLEMENT, PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY COVER

摘要

A coupling shaft for transmitting a torque from the power take-off shaft of a driving implement, for instance an agricultural tractor, to the input shaft of a driven implement, for instance an agricultural machine, wherein the shaft ends are each provided with at least one universal joint (4) such as a cross-link, wherein the shaft is protected by a tube (8) of suitable material which is mounted on the shaft by means of a bearing ring arranged at each end, and a cover extends over the universal joint, which cover is formed from two shell-like parts (14, 15), wherein the mutually opposite edges of the cover parts are provided with releasabe coupling (16) elements, and wherein a flexible sleeve (18) is carried by one of the shell-like parts, which sleeve extends over the bearing ring of the protective tube and extends as far as the outer surface thereof, in order to obtain a complete covering of the universal joint.