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TrogL

(32,825 posts) Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:52 PM Sep 2022

What is flexible thing with clamps on both ends to transfer torque from a motor to a shaft

Sort of like a flexible socket extension except with clamps

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What is flexible thing with clamps on both ends to transfer torque from a motor to a shaft (Original Post) TrogL Sep 2022 OP

Coupler? Paha Sapa Sep 2022 #1

Try motor coupler. Lots of different ones. Paha Sapa Sep 2022 #2

I'm getting an idea TrogL Sep 2022 #6

Old school vehicles with drive shaft use U-joints (universal joints). Front wheel drive vehicles CentralMass Sep 2022 #3

Probably Timewas Sep 2022 #4

For cars, it's commonly called a half-shaft or a drive shaft. krispos42 Sep 2022 #5

In industry, they're typically called flex couplings, with dozens of variations. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2022 #7

Paha Sapa

(431 posts)

1. Coupler?

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:54 PM

Sep 2022

Paha Sapa

(431 posts)

2. Try motor coupler. Lots of different ones.

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:58 PM

Sep 2022

TrogL

(32,825 posts)

6. I'm getting an idea

Reply to Paha Sapa (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 12:05 AM

Sep 2022

Last edited Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:24 AM - Edit history (1)

Two drive couplings and a flexible screwdriver extension in between

CentralMass

(15,806 posts)

3. Old school vehicles with drive shaft use U-joints (universal joints). Front wheel drive vehicles

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:04 PM

Sep 2022

use CV joints (constant velocity joints)

Timewas

(2,362 posts)

4. Probably

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:30 PM

Sep 2022

A flexible drive shaft..Many versions around.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)

5. For cars, it's commonly called a half-shaft or a drive shaft.

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:45 PM

Sep 2022

Somebody else noted it was called a universal joint or a constant-velocity joint.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,633 posts)

7. In industry, they're typically called flex couplings, with dozens of variations.

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:32 PM

Sep 2022

See:

https://www.mcmaster.com/shaft-couplings/

and.....

https://www.grainger.com/category/power-transmission/shaft-couplings-collars-and-universal-joints?categoryIndex=10

KY

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