Fail safe coupling for use on reciprocating machinery up to 5520 kNm.

The standard range comprises:

• Flywheel to shaft
• Flywheel to flange
• Shaft to shaft

Applications

• Marine propulsion
• High power generator sets
• Rail traction/Mass transit

Features:

• Intrinsically fail safe
• Control of resonant torsional vibration
• Severe shock load protection
• Maintenance free
• Misalignment capability
• Zero backlash
• Noise attenuation

Benefits

• Ensuring continuous operation of the driveline in the unlikely event of rubber damage
• Achieving low vibratory loads in the driveline components by selection of optimum stiffness characteristics
• Avoiding failure of the driveline under short circuit and other transient conditions
• With no lubrication or adjustment required resulting in low running costs
• Allows axial and radical misalignment between driving and driven machines
• Eliminating torque amplifications through pre-compression of the rubber elements
• Giving quiet running conditions in sensitive applications by the elimination of metal to metal contact

Construction

• Available options are : Series 6, Series 8, Series 10, Series 16
• 2,3,4 or 5 rubber elements per cavity are available. Rubber elements up to 15" diameter are manufactured.
• The inner and outer members are manufactured in steel to BS3100 Grade A1
• Some sizes are available in SG iron castings to BS2789 Grade 420/12