Shaft Mount Terminology - Regal Browning TorqTaper Plus Series Installation And Maintenance Manual

7. Shaft Mount Terminology

TERMS DEFINITION
A device that is used to prevent reverse rotation up to a specified
Backstop
torque limit and rotational speed. Also known as a clutch.
A component that is used to adapt the shaft mounted reducer to
Bushing
various driven shaft sizes.
A ring mounted on the output quill that is used to attach the bushing
Bushing ring
to the shaft mounted reducer.
A ring mounted on the output quill that retains the stabilizer ring and/
Endcap
or the dirt cover.
The inside part of the backstop that fits over the input shaft
Inner race
extension.
An external load applied to a shaft. Overhung loads are usually a
Overhung load result of torsional loads, but other loads such as component weights
can contribute to the total amount of overhung load.
A material similar to rope that is commonly used in screw conveyor
Packing gland
applications as a sealing device.
Quill A shaft with a bore that extends from end to end. A hollow shaft.
A material transporting device typically designed with a screw-like
Screw conveyor
shaft that rotates inside a fixed trough or tube.
A metal shell with a lip that is used to help retain oil and help keep
Seal
dirt and debris from entering the shaft mount reducer.
Drive component typically mounted on the input shaft and used with
Sheave a v-belt to transmit power from a motor to the shaft mount reducer.
Also known as a pulley.
Metal ring used to hold accessories, like the backstop inner race, in
Snap ring
a certain location. Also known as a retaining ring.
A ring that is placed in the quill on the opposite side of the bushing
Stabilizer ring
to provide two mounting points for the shaft mount reducer.
Taconite An iron ore dust created in the processing of iron.
Thrust Internal or external force applied along the centerline axis of a shaft.
A device used to counteract the torsional loads created by the shaft
Torque arm
mount reducer.
A sealing device that mounts on a shaft and seals against a
V-ring
counterface. Also known as a v-seal or flinger.
A material similar to wool fibers that is commonly used in screw
Waste pack
conveyor applications as a sealing device.
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