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Geislinger Gesilco Gesilco Coupling Description

Gesilco Coupling Application

The Geislinger Gesilco couplings are misalignment couplings, made of advanced composites and offer the following advantages : Extremely low mass Homokinetic torque transmission High degree of sound insulation Compensation of large misalignments Low, nearly linear reaction forces Maintenance free No wear No corrosion Torsionally stiff Long service life Non magnetic Non conductive Easy installation Variable coupling length, according to customers requirements The Geislinger Gesilco coupling has been designed to compensate for radial, axial and angular misalignments. This versatility allows Gesilco couplings to connect resiliently mounted engines to power trains and / or compensate for misalignments in virtually any other application. Due to the coupling’s low mass and excellent sound insulation character, it is possible to economically design low noise installations that were formerly prohibitively expensive. Combination of a classic Geislinger torsionally elastic coupling and a Gesilco coupling results in an excellent functional separation of torsional isolation / damping (Geislinger Coupling) and high misalignment compensation (Gesilco coupling) with extremely low reaction forces. As an added benefit, a significantly reduced coupling length can be realized by mounting the classic Geislinger Coupling inside the Gesilco coupling. Some illustrations can be seen in the chapter “Examples”. Three standard Gesilco coupling designs are presented in this catalogue in detail. Each design is presented with different levels of angular deflection capacity. The Composite material that comprises the coupling’s membranes is asymmetrically arranged. Therefore, the couplings are defined as semi reversible torque transmitting couplings.
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