[...]... Contents 11 Disc Couplings 111 Diaphragm Couplings xiii 462 475 9 Miscellaneous Couplings 489 I Introduction 489 490 49 1 49 1 492 493 11 Pin and Bushing Coupling 111 Offset Coupling (Schmidt Coupling) IV Tangential Spring Coupling V Metallic Beam Coupling VI Sliding Block Coupling 10 Special-Purpose Couplings I Torquemeter Couplings 11 Torsional Damping Couplings 111 Retrofitting Nonlubricated Couplings... Rigid Couplings 1 111 Ribbed Rigid Couplings IV Sleeve Rigid Couplings V Quill Shaft Rigid Couplings 6 Mechanically Flexible Couplings 247 249 249 253 258 261 I Introduction 11 Gear Couplings 111 Grid Couplings IV Chain Couplings V Universal Joints 7 26 1 262 343 354 362 Elastomeric Couplings 403 I Introduction 11 Elastomeric Compression Couplings 1 1 Elastomeric Shear Couplings 1 8 Metallic Element Couplings... the history of couplings since the first edition Chapter 2 has been expanded to give more detail on the types of couplings, how they work, and where they are used Here I have classified couplings into general-purpose couplings and special-purpose couplings, and the chapter discusses the types and usage in each of these categories Tables have been updated for capacities and characteristics and broken down... 1900-1 930 (A) Thomas disc coupling (B) Fasi’s gear coupling (C) Lovejoy jaw coupling (D) Poole gear coupling (E) American slider block coupling (F) Ajax pin -and- bushing coupling (G) TB Wood’s resilient coupling (H) Bibby grid coupling 6 FIGURE 1.3 Continued Chapter 1 History of Couplings FIGURE 1.3 Continued 7 8 Chapter 1 FIGURE 1.4 Couplings of the period 1930-1945 (A) Chain coupling (courtesy of Dodge... History of Couplings 3 FIGURE 1.2 Early couplings (A) Diaphragm coupling patented in 1886 (B) Davis compression coupling (C) Early chain coupling Chapter 1 4 TABLE 1.1 Coupling Manufacturers Established in the 1920s Original name Date started Thomas Flexible Coupling Company 1916 Fast’s Couplings, The Barlette Hayward Co 1919 Lovejoy Couplings Poole Foundry and Machine American Flexible Couplings Ajax... V Characteristics and Capacities of Couplings 3 Selection and Design I Selection Factors 11 Design Equations and Parameters 111 Balancing of Couplings IV Interface Connections 4 Installation and Maintenance 52 67 75 75 80 118 152 177 IV Coupling Assembly V Lubrication of Couplings VI Coupling Disassembly 177 178 193 215 227 240 Rigid Couplings 247 I Introduction 11 Installation of Couplings 111 Alignment... can vii Preface to the First Edition ix Chain couplings Universal joints Elastomeric shear couplings Elastomeric compression couplings Disk couplings Diaphragm couplings Each one of these couplings is covered in detail Included in each section are variations available, the principles of operation, coupling constructions, design criteria, failure modes, and other important information It is hoped that... general-purpose flexible couplings were introduced into the industrial market The most frequently used are illustrated in Figure 1.4: Chain coupling (Figure 1.4A) Grid coupling (Figure 1.41B) Jaw coupling (Figure 1.4C) Gear coupling (Figure 1.4D) Disc coupling (Figure 1.4E) Slider block coupling (Figure 1.4F) Universal joint (Figure 1.4G) History of Couplings 5 FIGURE 1.3 Couplings of the period 1900-1... broken down into general-purpose couplings and special-purpose couplings Chapter 4 has been expanded and provides the latest information on alignment, including laser alignment and signature analysis Chapter 6 has been greatly expanded to include some of the latest developments in gear couplings, such as carburized ground spindles An updated table on S,V criteria for gear couplings is included, giving... materials and information on heat treatment The section on U -joints now offers more details on the various types of industrial U -joints and many examples of the various types of failures seen by U -joints Chapter 8 has been expanded to include several methods for calculating coupling guard temperatures Guidelines on how to design a guard that will not overheat are also given Metallic element couplings . Disc Couplings 111. Diaphragm Couplings 9. Miscellaneous Couplings I. Introduction 11. Pin and Bushing Coupling 111. Offset Coupling (Schmidt Coupling) IV. Tangential Spring Coupling. McKeown 12 1 . Couplings and Joints: Design, Selection, and Application, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, Jon R. Mancuso Additional Volumes in Preparation Gear Noise and Vibration,. been expanded to give more detail on the types of couplings, how they work, and where they are used. Here I have classified couplings into gen- eral-purpose couplings and special-purpose couplings,