Universal and Telescopic Joints

Universal joints or telescopic shafts transfer rotational movement, torque, and speed from one shaft to another. They can connect shafts with large lateral misalignment or angular misalignment. Single shaft joints work up to an angle of 45° between the shafts. Double shaft joints work up to an angle of 90°. Extendable drive shafts can be mounted between two axially fixed shaft ends. They also compensate for changes in length in the drive train, e.g. due to temperature changes. We supply shaft joints and drive shafts made of steel with plain bearings or needle bearings, as well as stainless steel with plain bearings.

Leather or rubber bellows are used to cover shaft joints or drive shafts and also serve as lubricant reservoirs. Our shaft joints and drive shafts are supplied as standard with round bores of the same diameter at both ends. On request, different bore sizes, keyways, cross bores for clamping pins, cross threads for adjusting screws, internal square or internal hexagon are available.