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Couplings

Couplings, clutches, and brakes are power transmission elements. Couplings transmit power between shafts, while brakes control motion. There are rigid and flexible couplings: rigid couplings connect aligned shafts, while flexible couplings accommodate misalignment. Examples of rigid couplings include sleeve, split muff, and flange couplings, while flexible couplings include bushes pin flange, Oldham's, and universal couplings.

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Couplings

Couplings, clutches, and brakes are power transmission elements. Couplings transmit power between shafts, while brakes control motion. There are rigid and flexible couplings: rigid couplings connect aligned shafts, while flexible couplings accommodate misalignment. Examples of rigid couplings include sleeve, split muff, and flange couplings, while flexible couplings include bushes pin flange, Oldham's, and universal couplings.

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Couplings, Clutches & Brakes

Couplings and Clutches are power and motion transmission elements. They are used to transmit power from one shaft to another shaft. The brake is a frictional device which is used to control the motion.

Couplings
Couplings

Rigid Coupling

Flexible Coupling

Sleeve or Muff Coupling

Split Muff Coupling

Flange Coupling

Bushed pin type flange Coupling

Oldham Coupling

Universal Coupling

Rigid couplings
Rigid Couplings are used to connect two shafts which are perfectly in axial alignment.

Sleeve or Muff Coupling


It is the simplest type of rigid coupling which is made from cast iron. The hollow cylinder (muff) is fitted over the ends of the two shafts with the help of taper sunk key.

Rigid couplings
Split Muff Coupling
The muff or sleeve is made into two halves of cast iron. They both are joined by nut and bolts. This coupling is used for heavy power transmission at moderate speed.

Rigid couplings
Flange Coupling
This coupling is having two separate cast iron flanges. The flanges can be of protected type or unprotected type. The flange couplings are rigid and accurate. It is used for heavy power transmission at low speed.

Flexible couplings
Flexible couplings are used to protect the driving and driven machines from effect of shocks, excessive stresses due to deflection and vibration which may arise from misalignment of shafts.

Bushed pin type flange coupling


This type of coupling allows for imperfect alignment of two joining shaft. This type of coupling has pins which works as a coupling bolt. The rubber or leather bushes are used over pins. Rubber bush absorbs shocks and vibrations during operation. It is generally used to couple electric motor and machine.

Flexible couplings

Flexible couplings
Oldhams Coupling
It is used in connecting two parallel shafts whose axes are at small distance apart. The flanges have projections and disc is provided with two slots on both sides which are right angle to each other. The rotation of drive shaft causes the rotation and sliding of disc which transmits the motion and power to the driven shaft.

Flexible couplings
Universal Coupling
This coupling is used to connect two shafts whose axes will intersect. The angle between the shaft axes may vary slightly during operation. It is widely used in automobile and machine tools.

Flexible couplings

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