Description and Specification for Lab Tenders
Astra Scientific Constant velocity joint.
This mechanism demonstrates relative angular motion between two
intersecting shafts through shifting balls as found in front drive
shafts of an automobile. The angle between input and output shafts is
adjustable.
This apparatus is designed to demonstrate the working of constant
velocity joints. In CV joint power is transmitted from the driving shaft
to the driven shaft at constant velocity at any rotational angle
without any reasonable increase in friction and play.
This apparatus consist of two axles containing CV joint at its one end
and an angular scale at the other end. Whole mechanism is placed on
supports, having angular scale at the bottom. The disclosure describes a
constant velocity joint assembly for use in transmitting torque. The
constant velocity joint assembly includes members that are connected in
series via tongue-and-groove connections in a swivel joint pattern that
allows for transferring torque between two skew lines, and further
provide freedom of movement such that rotation about one longitudinal
axis can be transformed into rotation about another longitudinal axis
that is not aligned with the first longitudinal axis. Thus, the members
of the constant velocity joint assembly do not necessarily need to share
a common longitudinal axis.