US 12,140,216 B1
Hybrid drive component
Zachary P. Kerin, White River Junction, VT (US); and Kevin J. Guay, West Lebanon, NH (US)
Assigned to NHI Mechanical Motion, LLC, Claremont, NH (US)
Filed by NHI Mechanical Motion, LLC, Claremont, NH (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,831.
Application 17/745,831 is a continuation of application No. 16/441,695, filed on Jun. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,333,235.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16H 55/36 (2006.01); F16H 55/48 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 55/36 (2013.01) [F16H 55/48 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive component, comprising:
a hub element, configured for axial rotation on a shaft;
a drive element having a drive face defined around an outer circumference of a central plate having a central opening at a rotational axis of the drive component, a plurality of through holes are defined through a face of the central plate in a radially disposed spaced apart relation about the central opening, and a plurality of protrusions extending from at least one side of the central plate of the drive element and a plurality of indentations defined in an opposite face from the protrusions; and
a connecting element formed of a moldable material interconnects the drive element and the hub element, wherein the moldable material is formed around a portion of the central plate and through the plurality of through holes defined in the face of the drive element and around an outer face of the hub element, and wherein the molded connecting element is formed about a surface of the hub element.