Cardan type shaft coupling - Cardan joint

Japanese: カルダン形軸継手 - かるだんがたじくつぎて
Cardan type shaft coupling - Cardan joint

…A shaft coupling used when two shafts are not on the same line but intersect. The most common type has a structure as shown in Figure 1, which is called a Hook type shaft coupling or a Cardan type shaft coupling. It is used when the driven part is constantly fluctuating relative to the power source during use, such as when the engine installed at the front of an automobile drives the rear wheels. However, using only one pair on the shaft has the tendency to cause uneven rotation speed, so to counteract this adverse effect, two pairs are usually used on the shaft. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Cardan couplings" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…2軸が同一直線上になく,交差する場合に用いられる軸継手。もっとも一般的なものは図1に示すような構造のもので,これはフック形軸継手またはカルダン形軸継手と呼ばれる。自動車の前部に設置したエンジンから後部の動輪を駆動する場合のように,被駆動部が動力源に対して使用中に絶えず動揺しているような場合に用いられるが,軸の途中に1組だけ使用すると回転速度にむらが出る性質があるので,この悪影響を打ち消すために,軸の途中に通常2組使用する。…

※「カルダン形軸継手」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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