Oldham Coupling

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A disk with perpendicular grooves on opposite faces is placed between two shafts. Each shaft has a tongue that fits into the grooves of the disk. This arrangement is used in the Oldham coupling for transferring torque between two parallel but noncollinear shafts.

Details

For more information, see the Oldham coupler entry on Wikipedia.

External Links

Drilling a Square Hole
Square-Hole Drill in Three Dimensions

Permanent Citation

Sándor Kabai
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​"Oldham Coupling"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/OldhamCoupling/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: May 28, 2008