Regulating wheelhead drive for a centerless grinder.

摘要

A regulating wheelhead drive for a centerless, grinder for ready replacement of wheels and providing for easily and positively verifiable engagement, comprises a drive means including a drive coupling (12) having a tapered inner bore (13) and a threaded outer diameter, and axially projecting lugs (21). A drive shaft (11) is independently supported by bearings (20), and has a tapered portion (13a) for engaging the tapered inner bore of the drive coupling, and a threaded portion (15). A clamp ring (16) has an internal threaded bore for engaging the threaded portion (15) of the drive shaft, a lock ring (16) has a threaded inner bore for engaging the threaded portion of the drive coupling for jamming the clamp ring, and a coupling (23) has orthogonally disposed lugs (24) and key slots (22).