Lovejoy 58068 Size MSF32 Mini Soft Style Coupling Hub, Zinc Alloy, Inch, 0.438" Bore, 1.26" OD, 1.89" Length Through Bore, 26.6 in-lbs Nominal Torque, No Keyway

                This Lovejoy Mini Soft Style (MSF) coupling has two hubs made of zinc alloy for corrosion resistance that are joined together by a polyurethane center element for absorbing shock and angular, axial, and parallel misalignment. It is capable of supporting an angular misalignment of up to two degrees, generates a low level of friction for lubrication-free operation, and its teeth help to distribute torsional load across the hubs and the center element to reduce wear and extend service life. This Lovejoy Mini Soft Style (MSF) coupling is suitable for use in general purpose light duty power transmission applications such as encoders, resolvers, stepper drives, and servo drives, among others.Flexible couplings are used to link two rotating shafts that are not aligned in order to transmit the rotational power, known as torque, from one shaft to the other. Most flexible couplings consist of two hubs and a middle assembly; each hub attaches to a shaft while the middle assembly flexes between the hubs to accommodate the misalignment of the two shafts. Shaft misalignments are generally either parallel or angular and cause complications to transmitting rotational power from one shaft to another in the form of stresses, loads, vibrations, and other forces, which vary from one type of misalignment to another. Flexible couplings are used in a broad range of applications, such as in motor vehicles, conveyors, escalators, agricultural, forestry and mining equipment, aeronautics, robotics and space exploration, among others.Lovejoy manufactures flexible couplings, universal joints, variable speed drives and various other transmission and mechanical power products. Their products meet the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) for quality assurance. The company, founded in 1900, is based in Downers Grove, IL.What’s in the Box?2 Hubs1 Center member