Rotatable elastic coupling

摘要

A rotatable elastic coupling for connecting two relatively rotatable shaft ends comprising a coiled spring having ends that are fixed to a respective shaft end. One of the shaft ends is provided with an extension that axially extends into the interior of the spring. In the region adjacent to the spring ends, an intermediate portion of the spring is radially spaced from the extension. A gap formed by the radial spacing between the intermediate spring portion and the extension is defined between an inner abutment surface of the spring portion and an outer abutment surface on the extension. Relative rotation of the shafts reduces the gap until the abutment surfaces come into contact and a rotational limit is reached.