ABSTRACT
Misalignment capacity, angular up to 1 a and offset up to 0.003 in. times the coupling outside diameter. Couplings range from 4 to 15 in. with torque capacities to 125,000 in.-lb.
Ill. OFFSET COUPLING (SCHMIDT COUPLING) The offset or Schmidt coupling (Figure 9.2) belongs in the family of torque rigid couplings and is designed to provide for large parallel shaft offset without side loads or secondary forces on the equipment. Torque is transmitted through a series of plates by mechanical linkages while allowing great translation of the rotating axis of each of the plates. These couplings can handle from 3/16 to 17 in. of offset with torque capacities of 55-460,000 in.-lb In-lbs of torque. They are used on steel mill equipment, conveyors, etc.
