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Methods and apparatus for controlling the frictional engagement between a hub … — Harley-Davidson patent US5046596A (1991)

PatentUS5046596A
TypeUtility patent
Filed1990-03-27
Granted1991-09-10
InventorR. Bruce Dennert
SystemWheels & tires

“Method and apparatus for damping the effects of cyclic engine speed variations on the splines of a driving hub and the mating splines of a shaft driven by the hub. A caliper-like retaining mechanism includes a retaining nut threadedly engaging the distal end of the shaft, which distal end is…”

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Methods and apparatus for controlling the frictional engagement between a hub … — sheet 1Methods and apparatus for controlling the frictional engagement between a hub … — sheet 2Methods and apparatus for controlling the frictional engagement between a hub … — sheet 3

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