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B.Tech ME 5th Sem
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Unit2
L1 COUPLING
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MACHINE DESIGN(UNIT 1st, Coupling LECTURE 3)

Introduction
Shafts are usually available up to 7 metres length due to inconvenience in transport. In order to have a greater
length, it becomes necessary to join two or more pieces of the shaft by means of a coupling.

Shaft couplings used for several purposes as follows

1. To provide for the connection of shafts( instead of large we can use small shafts).
2. To provide for misalignment of the shafts or to introduce mechanical flexibility.
3. To reduce the transmission (i.e. like jerk when shaft rotate from rest suddenly) shock loads from one
shaft to another.

Requirements of a Good Shaft Coupling (best or ideal coupling are those coupling
which have following properties)
1. It should be easy to connect or disconnect (easily assemble
and disassemble).

2. It should transmit the full power from one shaft to the

other shaft without losses (input power should transmit to
the output).

3. It should hold the shafts in perfect alignment (connecting

shaft centers, see image of different alignment)

4. It should reduce the transmission of shock loads from one shaft to another shaft (discussed in coupling
purpose 3rd point).

Types of Shafts Couplings

Shaft couplings are divided into two main groups as follows :
1. Rigid coupling. It is used to connect two shafts which are perfectly aligned (see image).
(a) Sleeve or muff coupling.
(b) Clamp or split-muff or compression coupling, and
(c) Flange coupling.
 2. Flexible coupling It is used to connect two shafts having both lateral and angular misalignment( see
image).
(a) Bushed pin type coupling,
(b) Universal coupling, and
(c) Oldham coupling.

Rigid coupling
a. Sleeve or Muff-coupling:
1. It is the simplest type of rigid coupling,
made of cast iron.
2. It consists of a hollow cylinder whose

inner diameter is the same as that of

the shaft. It is fitted over the ends of
the two shafts by means of a gib head
key.
3. The power is transmitted from one
shaft to the other shaft by means of a
key and a sleeve.

b. Clamp or Compression Coupling

1. It is also known as split muff coupling. The muff or
sleeve is made into two halves and are bolted together.
2. The shaft ends are made to abutt each other and a single
key is fitted directly in the keyways of both the shafts.
3. One-half of the muff is fixed from below and the other half
is placed from above. Both the halves are held together
studs or and nuts.
 C. Flange Coupling

1. A flange coupling usually applies to a coupling

having two separate flanges.
2. Each flange is mounted on the shaft end an
keyed to it.
3. The faces are turned up at right angle to the
axis of
the shaft.
4. One of the flange has a projected portion and
the other flange has a corresponding recess.
5. This helps to bring the shafts into line and to
maintain alignment. The two flanges are coupled
together by means of bolts and nuts.

Flexible Coupling

a. Bushed-pin Flexible Coupling

1. A bushed-pin flexible coupling is a
modification of the rigid type of flange
coupling. The coupling bolts are known as
pins. The rubber or leather bushes are used
over the pins.
2. There is no rigid connection between them
and
3. The drive takes place through the medium of
the compressible rubber or leather bushes.

b. Oldham Coupling
1. It is used to join two shafts which have lateral
misalignment
c. Universal (or Hooke’s) Coupling
1. A universal or Hooke’s coupling is used to connect two
shafts whose axes intersect at a small angle (angular
misaligned).
2. The inclination of the two shafts may be constant, but
in actual practice, it varies when the motion is
transmitted from one shaft to another.
3. The main application of the universal or Hooke’s
coupling is found in the transmission from the
gear box to the differential or back axle of the
automobiles.