Details of flange coupling
Rigid Flange Coupling is simply called the flange coupling. It belongs to the rigid coupling. It connects two flanges with a flange and is connected with two axes by ordinary flat keys.
Rigid Flange Coupling's hinge is made of bolts to realize the two axle pairs and the bolts are subjected to extrusion and shearing to transmit the torque.
Rigid Flange Coupling can be made of grey cast iron or carbon steel for material. Cast steel or forged steel is used when heavy load or circle speed is high. The Rigid Flange Coupling has a very high demand for two axis neutral. When two axes have relative displacement, they will cause additional loads in the machine parts and make the work worse.
Advantages of flange couplings
1. The flange coupling is simple in structure, convenient to manufacture, low in cost and reliable in work.
2. Easy to assemble, disassemble, and maintain. The transmission torque is large, which can ensure high alignment accuracy of the two axes.
3. Generally used in shaft drive with stable load, high speed or high transmission accuracy.
Flange couplings do not have radial, axial and angular compensation performance. If the centering accuracy of the two shafts cannot be guaranteed during use, it will reduce the service life, transmission accuracy and transmission efficiency of the coupling, and cause vibration And noise.
Application of flange coupling
Flange couplings are widely used for low-speed, high-torque, smooth load, short and rigid shaft connections.