US 12,287,003 B2
Drive system
Michael Ebert, Karlsruhe (DE); Christian Rudolf, Karlsbad (DE); and Christian Sander, Karlsruhe (DE)
Assigned to PHYSIK INSTRUMENTE (PI) GMBH & CO. KG, Karlsruhe (DE)
Appl. No. 17/769,520
Filed by Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe (DE)
PCT Filed Oct. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/079357
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/074447, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 216 106.5 (DE), filed on Oct. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151275 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 21/12 (2006.01); F16C 3/18 (2006.01); F16C 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 3/18 (2013.01) [F16C 3/28 (2013.01); F16H 21/12 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18392 (2015.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Drive system comprising:
an input shaft;
an output shaft arranged in parallel to the input shaft;
at least two coupling elements coupled to the input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, and extending in a direction perpendicular to the input shaft and the output shaft,
wherein:
at least one coupling element of the at least two coupling elements has an elastically deformable section,
the elastically deformable section having a different material than an adjacent section of the coupling element, wherein the elastically deformable section is integrated into the coupling element by material bond, or
the elastically deformable section having a different cross section than an adjacent section of the coupling element, wherein an entirety of the coupling element is formed as one piece.