System for transferring torque from driveshafts to milling drums

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11834798-B2
Application number	US-202117450080-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2021
Priority date	Oct 6, 2021
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A system for transferring torque from a driveshaft to a milling drum mountable on the driveshaft. The system includes a first coupler removably coupled to the driveshaft to co-rotate with the driveshaft. The first coupler defines an engagement surface. Also, the system includes a second coupler removably coupled to the milling drum. The second coupler defines a mating surface engageable with the engagement surface of the first coupler to engage the second coupler to the first coupler and transfer torque from the driveshaft to the milling drum.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for transferring torque from a driveshaft to a milling drum mountable on the driveshaft, the system comprising:
a first coupler abutting and removably coupled to the driveshaft with first fasteners to co-rotate with the driveshaft, the first coupler defining an engagement surface; and
a second coupler abutting and removably coupled to the milling drum with second fasteners, the second coupler defining a mating surface engageable with the engagement surface of the first coupler to engage the second coupler to the first coupler and transfer torque from the driveshaft to the milling drum, wherein a portion of the second coupler is disposed radially outward of the first coupler.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first coupler includes a disc shaped body defining a first axis, the driveshaft defining a drive axis, the first axis configured to coincide with the drive axis.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driveshaft includes an axial end, the first coupler including a plurality of through-bores for receiving the first fasteners to removably couple the first coupler to the axial end.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second coupler includes a plurality of through-holes for receiving the second fasteners to removably couple the second coupler to an internal surface of the milling drum.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first coupler includes a disc shaped body defining a first axis and an outer periphery, the engagement surface being defined by one or more concave portions extending from the outer periphery into the disc shaped body.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more concave portions are arrayed around the first axis.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second coupler includes an annular body defining a second axis, an aperture and an inner periphery extending around the aperture, the mating surface being defined by one or more convex portions extending into the aperture from the inner periphery.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more convex portions are arrayed around the second axis.

9. A milling assembly for a milling machine, the milling assembly comprising:
a driveshaft;
a milling drum mountable on the driveshaft; and
a system for transferring torque from the driveshaft to the milling drum, the system including:
a first coupler removably coupled to the driveshaft to co-rotate with the driveshaft, the first coupler defining;
a first axis aligned with a drive axis of the driveshaft;
a disc shaped surface having a first plurality of through-bores; and
an engagement surface at a radially outer periphery of the first coupler, the engagement surface having a concave portion extending into the disc shaped surface; and

a second coupler removably coupled to the milling drum, the second coupler defining a mating surface engageable with the engagement surface of the first coupler to engage the second coupler to the first coupler and transfer torque from the driveshaft to the milling drum.

10. The milling assembly of claim 9 , wherein the driveshaft includes an axial end and a plurality of first fasteners removably couple the first coupler to the axial end.

11. The milling assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second coupler includes a second plurality of through-holes for receiving a plurality of second fasteners to removably couple the second coupler to an internal surface of the milling drum.

12. The milling assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second coupler includes an annular body defining a second axis, an aperture and an inner periphery extending around the aperture, the mating surface being defined by one or more convex portions extending into the aperture from the inner periphery, the one or more convex portions are arrayed around the second axis.

13. The milling assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second coupler is aligned with the drive axis of the driveshaft.

14. A milling machine comprising:
a frame;
a milling assembly supported by the frame, the milling assembly including:
a driveshaft;
a milling drum mountable on the driveshaft; and
a system for transferring torque from the driveshaft to the milling drum, the system including:
a first coupler removably coupled to the driveshaft with first fasteners to co-rotate with the driveshaft, the first coupler defining an outer periphery and an engagement surface; and
a second coupler removably coupled to the milling drum with second fasteners, the second coupler defining a mating surface engageable with the engagement surface of the first coupler to engage the second coupler to the first coupler and transfer torque from the driveshaft to the milling drum, wherein a portion of the second coupler is disposed radially outward of the outer periphery of the first coupler.

15. The milling machine of claim 14 , wherein the first coupler includes a disc shaped body defining a first axis, the driveshaft defining a drive axis, the first axis configured to coincide with the drive axis.

16. The milling machine of claim 14 , wherein the driveshaft includes an axial end, the first coupler including a plurality of through-bores for receiving the first fasteners to removably couple the first coupler to the axial end.

17. The milling machine of claim 14 , wherein the second coupler includes a plurality of through-holes for receiving the second fasteners to removably couple the second coupler to an internal surface of the milling drum.

18. The milling machine of claim 14 , wherein the first coupler includes a disc shaped body defining a first axis and the outer periphery, the engagement surface being defined by one or more concave portions extending from the outer periphery into the disc shaped body, the one or more concave portions are arrayed around the first axis.

19. The milling machine of claim 14 , wherein the second coupler includes an annular body defining a second axis, an aperture and an inner periphery extending around the aperture, the mating surface being defined by one or more convex portions extending into the aperture from the inner periphery, the one or more convex portions are arrayed around the second axis.

20. The milling machine of claim 14 , wherein the second coupler abuts the milling drum.

Assignees

• Caterpillar Paving Products Inc

Inventors

• Johnson Nicholas Bernard
• Hedstrom Craig Thomas
• Hutar Ryan Steve

Classifications

• E01C23/088 Primary

  Rotary tools, e.g. milling drums {(for forming recesses to receive marking materials E01C23/0946)} · CPC title

• E01C23/127

  rotary, e.g. rotary hammers · CPC title

• F16D1/06

  for attachment of a member on a shaft or on a shaft-end (attachment of marine propellers on shafts B63H23/34) · CPC title

• F16D2001/062

  characterised by adaptors where hub bores being larger than the shaft · CPC title

• F16D2001/102

  the torque is transmitted via polygon shaped connections · CPC title