Cardan Shaft for Vehicle
Cardan shaft also refer to
as drive shafts is the shaft with
integrated joints. It acts as an intermediate between the driving and the
driven shaft that are not aligned on the same axis transferring the running
torque smoothly. Cardan shafts transmit rotary motion and torques via an
articulated shaft Assembly.
In order to allow variations
in the alignment and distance between the driving and driven components, cardan
shafts frequently incorporate one or more universal
joints shaft, jaw couplings, or rag joints and sometimes a splined
joint or prismatic joint.
In automobile
to deliver power from an engine to the other end of the vehicle the shaft that
may be used is longitudinal shaft. To send power from a central differential, trans-axle or
transmission to the wheels a pair of short cardan shafts is commonly used.
Front-wheel drive
Propeller shaft
or prop-shaft is
used to connect the gearbox to a rear differential. Propeller shaft, a slip
joint and one or more universal joints shaft is included in a prop-shaft
assembly. Propeller shaft serves to
transmit the drive force generated by the engine to the axles where the engine
and axles are separated from each other, as on four-wheel drive and rear-wheel
drive vehicles.
Several
different types of drive shaft are used in the automotive industry:
- One-piece drive shaft
- Two-piece drive shaft
- Slip-in-tube drive shaft
Four wheel and all-wheel drive
These
evolved from the front-engine rear-wheel drive layout. A new form of
transmission called the transfer case was placed between transmission and final
drives in both axles. This split the drive to the two axles and may also have
included reduction gears, a dog clutch or differential. At least two drive
shafts were used, one from the transfer case to each axle. In some larger
vehicles, the transfer box was centrally mounted and was itself driven by a
short drive shaft. In vehicles the size of a Land Rover, the drive shaft
to the front axle is noticeably shorter and more steeply articulated than the
rear shaft, making it a more difficult engineering problem to build a reliable
drive shaft, and which may involve a more sophisticated form of universal
joint.
Dullabh
Commercials is a popular drive shaft
or cardan shaft supplier among all cardan shaft manufacturers in India. We
are also universal joint shaft manufacturers in India and UJ cross manufacturers India.
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