There are two main types of plum blossom couplings, one is the traditional straight claw type, and the other is the curved (concave) claw type zero-backlash coupling.The traditional straight-jaw type plum blossom coupling is not suitable for high-precision servo transmission applications.
The plum blossom coupling is suitable for connecting two coaxial transmission shafts. It has the functions of compensating the relative deviation of the two shafts, buffering, damping, and adapting to general occasions.
The plum blossom coupling is a widely used coupling, also called a claw coupling, which is composed of two metal claw discs and an elastic body.The two metal claws are generally made of 45 gauge steel, but aluminum alloys are also useful when load sensitivity is required.
The plum blossom coupling utilizes a drum-shaped plum blossom-shaped elastic body to be placed between the two half-coupling claws to realize the elastic connection of the two half-couplings.
The plum blossom coupling is mainly composed of two protruding teeth that are closely meshed and subjected to radial compression to transmit torque. When the two axes are relatively offset, the elastic element undergoes corresponding elastic deformation, which plays a role of automatic compensation.
The quality of the coupling is not only the conformity of the external dimensions and structural form, but also the internal quality (comprehensive performance indicators such as strength and fatigue strength).
ML plum blossom coupling has simple structure, small radial dimension, light weight, and small moment of inertia. It is suitable for medium and high speed applications. The plum blossom elastic coupling works stably and has good vibration damping, buffering and electrical insulation properties.
LMZ quincunx elastic coupling has the characteristics of compensating the relative deviation of the two shafts, damping, buffering, small radial size, simple structure, no lubrication, high carrying capacity, convenient maintenance, etc., but the two halves are coupled when changing the elastic element The device needs to move along the axial direction.