UL = “="COURVIC COUPLINGS (GrzasonGLEASON CURVIC FIG. ‘Gleason Curvie Couplings were developed to mest the need for permanent couplings and rolesing couplings (dutcher) requleng extreme accuracy and mexlaum load capacity, 0 tether with a fast rate of production, ‘The toth of those couplings are ground from the said on (leaton Curvie grinding machines. They possess high de ser of accuracy of tooth spacing and fine surface Bais, and {he cast of production is low. "The Corie dosion provides an accra light, compact, nd self-contained connetion in which the teeth bth emer and Ave, a8 compared to other designs where the Yocth dive only and other means of centering are necessary. When the ave been ound the accuracy and unifomity are such large complex parts eliintte, lowering production cst. 2 COUPLINGS c Accordingly, the Curve design makes possible a new sandant In the application of coupled parts "TEs OF cuRWIC COUPLINGS (Gleason Carvic Couplings have curved radial teeth af con stant depth which te cut and ground into the face ofthe par. ‘Those (eth can be produced with a wide range of pressure tangle and chamfered ongaping surtacer. There ase three [rincpal types of Curvie Couplings; th Fixed Coupling, the ‘Senl-nivereal Coupling and the Releasing Coupling, Le hil sn overled cotches. FIXED CURVIC COUPLING ‘Tho Fixed Curvie Coupling, also known a5 a Porm Curve Coupling, is precision face spine Tor joining ‘members, sich as two sections of a shaft, to farm a single ‘pecang unl. This coupling bas the advantages of accurate www.SterlingMachinery.comalignment, pression centering and postive dive, ‘Tho carvatae af Carve teth (ee Fig. 1] exstecauae th members are round with.» eup-type grinding wheel. One rember is made with the outside edge of the wheel as shown the eft of the fee, o form a conesve or hourlas-shapad tooth, The mating nmaber is usually ground with the Inde fee, thus producing conven or barel-shaped tooth, The ‘dios ofthe grinding whee surface ie slaced to give the Aesired length of toth contact. The Set sich coupling wat mad ding World. War 11 Wwhon an aicraft engine manufacturer Was laterested in Bnd Inge precision connestion for sein abule-psankshaft. The lesson Works had long Been established in the building of ‘machinery and the developmeat of methods for cuting snd Arnling precision bevel gers. Beene of this background, i was posible to make a coupling of the extreme euracy requleed fora sucessful connection ‘Special machinery stable for both Inited and higher pro Aietion has been developed to ment the ever growing Fixed Curve Gauplng application. The ground-ooth Fixed Cuvic (Coupling ie wall-sitd to indusry= now, wherever a prec: (One important applieaton ofthe Fixed Gxrvic Cowling is ‘te use nthe eanerution of leap rine and compressor rotors. A compressor roto for an iret engin shown in Figure 2.Theentirrotorean be assembled quickly ad easily from individual dacs ypon which Fixed Crvie Coupling eth ‘ce ground. Ths peas the uae of lightweight, interchange ‘hie parte and eliminates the need for costly machining tnd Bing of many rating surfaoen, Thu separate discs are a www.SterlingMachinery.com