General info about ball, cross and universal joints
Elbe-Elso
German Elbe-Elso is among the world's leading manufacturers of quality joints, ball and cardan joints as well as cardan shafts, and has production in Germany, USA, Brazil and Hungary. Brd. Klee is official Danish distributor/importer and offers the complete range.
Where are cross, ball and cardan joints and cardan shafts used?
The company's products are used in all industries, including construction equipment, agricultural machinery and other vehicles, in printing machines, woodworking machines etc.
Materials
Cross, ball and cardan joints as well as cardan shafts are delivered as standard in steel. However, series 0.600, 0.700 and 0.800 can also be supplied in stainless steel.
Accessories
Brd. Klee also sells a range of accessories for cardan shafts. Including multi-note shafts, single or double protective bellows, as well as crosses and counterflanges.
What are cross, ball and cardan joints and cardan shafts?
Single and double joints
Cross joints are small axles with needle bearing or hardened bushes. Series 0.600 and 0.700 joints in single or double. Torque 6-250/450 Nm. Max. angle 45 degrees. Max. rpm series 0.600 up to 5,000 rpm and series 0.700 up to 1,000 rpm. Material 9 SMn Pb 28k No. 1.0718. Other sizes and types on request.
Ball joints
Cardan drive shafts
A cardan shaft is a shaft for power transmission equipped with a universal joint. Cardan shafts are best known from rear-wheel drive and front-engine vehicles. Also in industrial applications,the cardan shaft is used to transmit the torque and compensate for misalignment.
Cardan shafts are complete shafts, and typically consist of a cardan (the middle part itself), and at each end there is a welding fork that is connected to a cross joint which is in turn connected to the flange.
Series 0.100. Elbe cardan shafts with extension offers torque up to 35,000 Nm. Max. bending angle up to 35 degrees. With flange or hub (shaft connection) or with welding stud.
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