| Taxonomy | NTUT |
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| Group | Couplings |
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| ID | J01 |
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| Title | Oldham coupling |
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| Creator | ||
| Vintage | ||
| Manufacturer |
Unknoen |
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| Size | Base: Width x Depth [366,295]mm; Overall: W x D x Height [366,295,256]mm |
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| Medium | Cast iron, brass, and plastics on wood pedestal |
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| Rights | All rights reserved by National Taipei University of Technology and National Cheng Kung University |
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| Audience | General Public |
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| Keyword | ||
| Description | Oldham coupling
is used for the transmission between two parallel but not colinear shafts.
It comprises of a pair of components which have the key slots and a connecting
member which has the keys. The two key-slot components are connected to
the driving and driven shafts, respectively. The connecting member is
set between the two components by mating the keys on the connecting member
with the key slots on the components. When the driving shaft is rotating,
the connecting member will slide on the key slots back and forth. And
the driven shaft is motivated with the same rotational speed as that of
the driving shaft. However, since all members of the Oldham coupling are
with pure sliding motion with respect to each other, this coupling has
the wear problem. |
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| Descr Author | Hong-Sen Yan | |
| Descr Date | 2006-11-01 |
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| References | [1] Yan, H. S., 1999, Mechanisms (Chinese), 2nd edition, Tong Hua Books, Taipei, p. 154. |
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| Resources | Simulation |