| 摘要 |
<p>A method of accoupling a driven member (50) from a driving member (46) used to rotate the driven member is disclosed. The method comprises the step of connecting the driving member to the driven member via a connecting means (38) which is torsionally rigid in a plane generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the driven member (50), but is readily deformable in other planes to accommodate misalignment. A drive decoupling means for achieving the method is also provided, wherein the connecting means comprises a laminated device attached to the driving member via at least one off axis connection and to the driven member by at least one other off axis connection, the connections being circularly spaced one from the other. Two such decoupling means may be connected in series to compensate for both offset and misalignment. The method and decoupling means are of particular use in machine tools, such as lathes and grinding machines for transmitting drive to workpieces therein.</p> |
