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UNIVERSAL/LATERAL COUPLINGS

This unique design is a crossbreed between a universal joint and the Oldham coupling. The uni-lat coupler provides radial displacment along with pivoting within a very short envelope. Its unique property is the capacity to locate and axially-unrestrained shaft and to provide push/pull action. This property is particularly useful in low-cost linear mechanisms where one end of a light lead screw is located by a plain bearing which allows end-float. The uni-lat removes this lead screw error and helps to improve positional accuracy. Hubs are constructed from brass or aluminum, while the connecting torque ring is made from acetal.

UNIVERSAL/LATERAL COUPLINGS

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PERFORMANCE
(at 68°F)

Coupler Size

Peak
torque

IN#

 Misalignment

Torsional

Axial

 Static break torque

IN#

Angular
± deg
Radial
± in.
Rate
deg/IN#
Stiffness
IN#/rad
Max
loading±lb
Stiffness
lb/0.001"
18 2.6

2

0.008 0.260 220 4.3 0.885 8
27 15 0.008 0.070 810 7.0 1.998 44
34 22 0.010 0.044 1290 7.6 1.712 66
41 31 0.010 0.022 2645 8.8 1.427 92

MAIN TABLE - DIMENSIONS & ORDER CODES

   Coupler Size

  Set Screw Hubs   Clamp Hubs

 ØD

in.

L

in.

L1

in.

L2

in.

    ØB1,ØB2
max

in.

Fasteners

  Moment of inertia lb. in2x 10-5

  Mass

lb.

 Screw

Torque

IN#

Wrench

 Coupler Ref

18 201.18xxU  -- 0.71 0.56 0.18 0.20  0.1969 (5mm)  M3  8.3 1/16 69 0.015
203.18xxU  -- 0.75 0.28 0.2500
-- 207.18xx219 0.75 4-40 20.6 5/64 187 0.024
27 201.27xxU -- 1.10 0.75 0.24 0.27 0.3150 (8mm) M3 8.3 1/16 312 0.035
203.27xxU -- 1.00 0.37 0.3937 (10mm)
-- 470.19 M3 21.5 3/32 750 0.057

34 

201.34 -- 1.33 0.99 0.32 0.35 0.3937 (10mm) M4 20.0 5/64 562 0.037
203.34 -- 1.21 0.43 0.5000
-- 206.34 0.3937 (10mm) 4-40 20.6 625 0.044

41 

201.41 --

1.63

1.12 0.34

0.44

0.5000 M4 20.0 5/64

1625

0.066

203.41xxU --

1.50

0.53

0.6299 (16mm) M5 40.8 3/32
--  20.5.41xxU 0.5000 M4 50.0 1/8 1875  0.088

NOTE: xx represents individual bore sizes.

STANDARD BORES

Coupler

 inch bores +0.0012/-0

metric bores +0.03/-0mm

Size
Ref.
 0.125 0.1875 0.250 0.3125 0.375 0.500 0.625 
 3
4
5
6
8
10 12 14 16
18 
201.18
                     
203.18
                           
207.18
                 
 27
201.27
             
203.27
                           
207.27
                   
34 
201.34
                     
203.34
                           
206.34
                   
41 
201.41
                 
203.41
                         
205.41
                 
Bore ref.  16 19 24 27 31 36 41 14 18 20 22 28 32 35 38 42
Corresponding bore adaptor   253     259       251   254
255
257     260  



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