Lovejoy C-226 Jaw coupling alternative, the TSC500.
TSC500 3/4″ jaw coupling alternative for industrial jaw coupling users.
Jaw couplings are a 3 piece elastomeric coupling, an input and output hub and a spider insert, the insert can be made up of 3 different materials SOX – (NBR, Buna-N, Nitrile Rubber), Urethane, Hytrel and Bronze.
Each insert gets progressively stiffer and less able to absorb vibration so the angular misalignment becomes smaller with each insert. Change the Lovejoy C226 jaw with Hytrel and Bronze spider insert with the TSC500 model with no spider inserts to maintain or replace.
Couplings in an industrial power transmission setup have a number of issues to contend with, annual maintenance, fundamental design flaws coming from a century old technology, industry has evolved but the technology that makes up the standard coupling and universal joint has not.
Twin Spring Coupling offers something different.
Industrial power transmission is broken into two main areas, high speed low angle of misalignment and lower speed higher angle of misalignment. Traditionally these two needs have been serviced by different couplings – Motion control couplings like the C-226 jaw type couplings and universal joint.
The problem with both couplings are their fundamental design weaknesses, for motion control coupling they can run fast but cannot work at over 1 degrees of misalignment before they start to wear out, this includes SOX, Buna-N and Urethane spider inserts.
The elastomeric insert or “spider Insert” allowed flexibility and also vibration absorption, but the elastomeric insert would on the softer inserts compress over time and with use, which leads to it needing to be replaced.
The Hytrel and Bronze version of the C-226 can only flex to 1/2 degree before its starts to wear and cause an increase in vibration. The universal joint can run at more than 4 degrees but needs constant maintenance to keep the bearings and pivot point greased or they too will wear out quickly.
On top of that they traditionally cannot run over 8 degrees before technical issues like balancing and bearing wear become issues. In a 24/7/365 situation like industrial power transmission that’s going to create interruption and a increased annual maintenance bill.
Lovejoy C-226 why the TSC500 is better.
Twin Spring Coupling has no internal components so no annual maintenance and can run at high and low speed as needed.
Our coupling is available in all the standard industry splines for easy replacement or retrofit for OEM. Metric sizes now available.
Flexible up to 25 degrees.
Speeds of up to 7000 rpm verses 250rpm c-226 jaw coupling with Bronze insert.
Constructed of 4140 Alloy.
Replaces.
Ruland – UJ-HD1250, UJ-HS1125, JC jaw, MJC jaw couplings.
Guardian Couplings – Curved jaw 28/38 Green, 38/45 Red, 42/55 White, 48/60 White , Guardex M-80, Guardex I-65, LJW L150, LJW L190, LJW L225.
TB Woods – Dura Flex WE40, L150, AL150, SS150, L190, L225, L276, G Flex grid coupling 1000T10, 1000T20- 1050 & 1060.
Lovejoy – L110, L150, L190, D-7B, D-8B, NB-8B, NB-10B, DD-7B, LOJ-10B, C226, C276 (SOX), CJ 55/70, 65/75 (92A), 42/55, 48/60, 55/70 (98/95A), 42/55, 48/60 (64D), Uniflex U-150R, Saga S18, S Flex 8-12, Delta Flex 50HT, 60.
Belden –UJ-HD2000, UJ-HD2500, UJ-HS1750, UJ-HS2000, UJ-NB2000x1000, SS-UJ-NB2000x1000.
Curtis – CJ648B.
KTR – Rotex AL-H 38/42/48 (42-92A) 48-92A, GJL 42/48/55/65 (48 92-98/55 92-98) (65 -92A).
SKF – FRC100, SKF Flex 90, PHE L150, PHE L190, PHE L225, UJMA40, 2200, UJ344AG, UJ814, UJ815.
Boston Gear – FC45 XFCA Poly, UJ-J200B, UJAS 16-16, UJNL 24-24.
Rexnord – Omega E30, E30M, E40, E40M, Omega HDY 30, Viva V190, V215, Falk Wrapflex 30R.
SIT – GU7P, GU7E, GU7H, Trasco ES 75 red and green.
Spicer – 5-3214X, 5-3235X, 5-554X, 5-129X, 1240.
Neapco – 1-1875, 1-2075, 2200, 1-0005, 2-2421.
Moog – 344, 880, 882, 814, 1300.
Rockwell – L14N.
Weasler – 200-8474, 200-1400, 14 series, 14R, 200-1875, 200-7676, 200-6580, 3010-6606-00, 3009-7606-00, 3009-6406-00, AW21 series, AB4 Series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling#Twin_spring_coupling.
For more information on the TSC500 go to https://twinspringcoupling.com/coupling-products/tsc-500/.
