ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,063, issued on May 20, was assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).
"Coupling module for a drive train test stand, output module, and drive train test stand" was invented by Christian Hell (Untergriesbach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a coupling module for a drive train test stand for connecting an articulated shaft to a driveshaft. The coupling module includes a wheel rim and a wheel cap. The wheel rim can be rotationally fixed to the driveshaft. The wheel cap has a base surface and a lateral wall. The wheel cap can be rotationally fixed to the articulated shaft. A vehicle whee...