Coupling#Oldham

An Oldham coupling is a clutch in which the torque is transmitted between two parallel shafts. It is composed of three panes, wherein the outer two are fixed to the respective shafts and the center in two, mutually orthogonal, tongue and groove connections is supported to the other two disks.

The clutch is named after its inventor John Oldham, who developed it in 1820 in Ireland.

The Oldham coupling belongs to the cross -plate clutches. Cross -disc clutches are form-fitting flexible couplings, which are used in parallel shaft misalignment. They consist of two identical coupling hubs which are frontally provided with a spring. In between is a mostly made ​​of plastic, the washer, the front side mixed with 90 ° grooves is provided in which to slide the springs of the hubs. This small parallel offsets can be compensated.

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