 | Reduces maintenance costs & downtime |
| Minimizes rod binding |
| Helps compensate for deflections |
| Automatically adjusts to four-in-line supports |
| Tested, low-cost, off-the-shelf hardware |
| Standard sizes to 39,000 lbs. capacity |
| Yellow Chromate Zink treatment minimizes rust |
STYLE "A":
Flange Coupling - Bolts to a flat surface:
Size 4, Flange Coupling
(connecting cylinder to a crossbar, slide table etc.)
STYLE "B":
2-Tap Coupling - Two threaded rods in line, or threaded rod & tapped hole:
Size 4, 2-Tap Coupling
(mounted on 2" air cylinder)
STYLE "C":
Male-Female Coupling - Female connects to thread rod on cylinder - Male connects to
driven component
Size Three Style A Couplings
(with 2-hole pattern)
All Sizes and Styles available in
Stainless or Titanium! |
FUNCTION:
Where air or hydraulic cylinders are designed to drive a machine slide, this question
should always be asked:
"If the machine deflects under
load, or the installation or maintenance mechanic does a less-than-perfect job of
alignment, what will this do to the slide action?"
Click here to
find out the answer!
THRUST
CAPACITY:
All parts in Gagne couplings are steel, and the couplings will accept in
"push" the full shear strength of the cylinder rod thread. The
"pull" strength of the Type "A" Flange Coupling is determined by other
components, such as the mounting bolts or the cylinder rod thread (normally this is
many times the force which the fluid can exert on the piston). The
"pull" strength of the Type "B" and "C" Couplings is
determined by the shear strength of the heavy-duty snap ring, which is listed in the chart below.
SIZES:
Thread sizes are regularly offered to fit all standard air and hydraulic cylinders
within the range of ordinary use. Larger sizes or special borings will be quoted on
request, including metric threads and stainless steel couplings.
COUPLING
CHARTS:
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Hydraulic Cylinders
