Universal Joints Overview

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• Universal Joints  (also called cardan joints) are coupling devices that transmit torque and rotary motion from one shaft to another at fixed or varying angles of intersection.
• Double Cardan Joints may be recommended in situations where a single universal joint can't compensate for the misalignment between driving and driven shafts.
• Drive Shafts offer an ideal solution for overcoming even more pronounced misalignments and distances.

Belden's universal joints can be classified based on:

a.) Component Design

b.) Configuration

c.) Bearing Type

Make your selection below to read more about each joint type, and view available products in each category.

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The first known application of the universal joint occurred in China more than 2,000 years ago. The Chinese had invented what we call &#;gimbals,&#; a series of interlocking rings within a device that allowed a candle placed in the center to remain upright regardless of the device&#;s position. Today, gimbals are used to keep ships&#; compasses level and as components in gyroscopes.

In , Italian mathematician Girolamo Cardano theorized that the principal of gimbals could be used to transmit rotary motion through an angled connection, which was developed into the Cardan Shaft, which was said to deliver a smoother ride, along with being more efficient and less prone to breakdowns because the shaft was always at a 90 degree angle to the axle. This new concept was actually first seen in on the carriage of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the 5th.

Then in , Robert Hooke revisited Cardano&#;s idea and used it to make an instrument that would allow for a safer way to study the sun. This new instrument used a new type of joint that allowed for twisting motion in one shaft to be passed on to another, no matter how the two shafts were oriented. It would take another 240 years for Clarence W. Spicer to come along and apply this idea to the automotive and industrial industries. Spicer received a patent for the universal joint in and demonstrated his new patent in a self-designed car, which did not have a troublesome chain & sprocket nor did it have chain and geared adaptions. Spicer would then begin manufacturing in .

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