Disc Couplings

Quick Facts
- Zero backlash, flexible shaft
- Excellent response, high torque capacity
- Identical clockwise and counterclockwise rotation
- Plate springs absorb angular misalignment and shaft endplay
- Single disc and double disc units available
- Multiple bore and shaft configurations
Product Overview
Composed of two aluminum or steel hubs and stainless steel plate springs or disc packs. Disc couplings are available in single disc and double disc assemblies using one or two plate
springs. The plate springs transmit torque while accommodating misalignment. Disc couplings are commonly used for servo applications that require low-inertia, high torsional stiffness, and repeatable bi-directional characteristics.
Quick Reference Guide
Series | CL3 | CL5 | CL9 | CL11 | CL15 | CL18 | CL21 | CL24 | CL26 |
Torque Range (Nm) | 5.0-200 | .25-500 | 55-1,000 | 25-15,800 | 50-1,520 | 1.4-510 | 55-1,400 | 60-900 | 190-3,200 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bore Range (mm) | 5-30 | 3-45 | 14-60 | 20-115 | 11-75 | 4-45 | 25-60 | 12-80 | 88-168 |
Max Speed (rpm) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 4,500 | 3,400-20,000 | 6,500-15,000 | 10,000 | 9500 | 1000-18000 | 6200-13600 |
Mounting Options | Clamp | Clamp | Locking Assembly | Keyway | Locking Assembly | Clamp | Keyway, Locking Assembly | Clamp | Locking Aassembly |
Technical Data
Type | Zero Backlash | Torque | rpm | Inertia | Torsional Stiffness | Misalignment | Electrically Isolated | Cost | ||
Parallel | Angular | Shaft Endplay | ||||||||
Disc, Single, Aluminum | Yes | Moderate | High | Low | High | Low | High | Moderate | No | Moderate |
Disc, Single, Steel | Yes | High | High | Moderate | High | Low | High | Moderate | No | Moderate |
Disc, Double, Aluminum | Yes | Moderate | High | Moderate | High | Moderate | High | High | No | High |
Disc, Double, Steel | Yes | High | High | High | High | Moderate | High | High | No | High |
2D and 3D Images
SLDDRW Drawings
- CL3-C34
- CL3-C34_Double
- CL3-C44
- CL3-C44_Double
- CL3-C56
- CL3-C56_Double
- CL3-C68
- CL3-C68_Double
- CL3-C82
- CL3-C82_Double
- CL5-C19
- CL5-C19_Double
- CL5-C26
- CL5-C26_Double
- CL5-C34
- CL5-C34_Double
- CL5-C39
- CL5-C39_Double
- CL5-C44
- CL5-C44_Double
- CL5-C56
- CL5-C56_Double
- CL5-C68
- CL5-C68_Double
- CL5-C82
- CL5-C82_Double
- CL5-C94
- CL5-C94_Double
- CL5-C104
- CL5-C104_Double
- CL9-68
- CL9-68_Double
- CL9-82
- CL9-82_Double
- CL9-94
- CL9-94_Double
- CL9-104
- CL9-104_Double
- CL9-126
- CL9-126_Double
- CL9-144
- CL9-144_Double
- CL11-56K
- CL11-56K_Double
- CL11-68k
- CL11-68k_Double
- CL11-82k
- CL11-82k_Double
- CL11-94k
- CL11-94k_Double
- CL11-104k
- CL11-104k_Double
- CL11-126k
- CL11-126k_Double
- CL11-144k
- CL11-144k_Double
- CL11-152k
- CL11-152k_Double
- CL11-178k
- CL11-178k_Double
- CL11-190k
- CL11-190k_Double
- CL11-210k
- CL11-210k_Double
- CL11-225k
- CL11-225k_Double
- CL11-262k
- CL11-262k_Double
- CL15-56
- CL15-56_Double
- CL15-70
- CL15-70_Double
- CL15-70L
- CL15-70L_Double
- CL15-80
- CL15-80_Double
- CL15-80L
- CL15-80L_Double
- CL15-90
- CL15-90_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-100
- CL15-100_Double
- CL15-100L
- CL15-100L_Double
- CL15-126
- CL15-126_Double
- CL15-126L
- CL15-126L_Double
- CL15-144
- CL15-144_Double
- CL15-144L
- CL15-144L_Double
- CL18-C26
- CL18-C26_Double
- CL18-C34
- CL18-C34_Double
- CL18-C39
- CL18-C39_Double
- CL18-C44
- CL18-C44_Double
- CL18-C56
- CL18-C56_Double
- CL18-C68
- CL18-C68_Double
- CL18-C82
- CL18-C82_Double
- CL18-C94
- CL18-C94_Double
- CL18-C104
- CL18-C104_Double
SLDPRT Drawings
- CL3-C34
- CL3-C34_Double
- CL3-C44
- CL3-C44_Double
- CL3-C56
- CL3-C56_Double
- CL3-C68
- CL3-C68_Double
- CL3-C82
- CL3-C82_Double
- CL5-C19
- CL5-C19_Double
- CL5-C26
- CL5-C26_Double
- CL5-C34
- CL5-C34_Double
- CL5-C39
- CL5-C39_Double
- CL5-C44
- CL5-C44_Double
- CL5-C56
- CL5-C56_Double
- CL5-C68
- CL5-C68_Double
- CL5-C82
- CL5-C82_Double
- CL5-C94
- CL5-C94_Double
- CL5-C104
- CL5-C104_Double
- CL9-68
- CL9-68_Double
- CL9-82
- CL9-82_Double
- CL9-94
- CL9-94_Double
- CL9-104
- CL9-104_Double
- CL9-126
- CL9-126_Double
- CL9-144
- CL9-144_Double
- CL11-56K
- CL11-56K_Double
- CL11-68k
- CL11-68k_Double
- CL11-82k
- CL11-82k_Double
- CL11-94k
- CL11-94k_Double
- CL11-104k
- CL11-104k_Double
- CL11-126k
- CL11-126k_Double
- CL11-144k
- CL11-144k_Double
- CL11-152k
- CL11-152k_Double
- CL11-178k
- CL11-178k_Double
- CL11-190k
- CL11-190k_Double
- CL11-210k
- CL11-210k_Double
- CL11-225k
- CL11-225k_Double
- CL11-262k
- CL11-262k_Double
- CL15-56
- CL15-56_Double
- CL15-70
- CL15-70_Double
- CL15-70L
- CL15-70L_Double
- CL15-80
- CL15-80_Double
- CL15-80L
- CL15-80L_Double
- CL15-90
- CL15-90_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-100
- CL15-100_Double
- CL15-100L
- CL15-100L_Double
- CL15-126
- CL15-126_Double
- CL15-126L
- CL15-126L_Double
- CL15-144
- CL15-144_Double
- CL15-144L
- CL15-144L_Double
- CL18-C26
- CL18-C26_Double
- CL18-C34
- CL18-C34_Double
- CL18-C39
- CL18-C39_Double
- CL18-C44
- CL18-C44_Double
- CL18-C56
- CL18-C56_Double
- CL18-C68
- CL18-C68_Double
- CL18-C82
- CL18-C82_Double
- CL18-C94
- CL18-C94_Double
- CL18-C104
- CL18-C104_Double
IGES Drawings
- CL3-C34
- CL3-C34_Double
- CL3-C44
- CL3-C44_Double
- CL3-C56
- CL3-C56_Double
- CL3-C68
- CL3-C68_Double
- CL3-C82
- CL3-C82_Double
- CL5-C19
- CL5-C19_Double
- CL5-C26
- CL5-C26_Double
- CL5-C34
- CL5-C34_Double
- CL5-C39
- CL5-C39_Double
- CL5-C44
- CL5-C44_Double
- CL5-C56
- CL5-C56_Double
- CL5-C68
- CL5-C68_Double
- CL5-C82
- CL5-C82_Double
- CL5-C94
- CL5-C94_Double
- CL9-68
- CL9-68_Double
- CL9-82
- CL9-82_Double
- CL9-94
- CL9-94_Double
- CL9-104
- CL9-104_Double
- CL9-126
- CL9-126_Double
- CL9-144
- CL9-144_Double
- CL11-56K
- CL11-56K_Double
- CL11-68k
- CL11-68k_Double
- CL11-82k
- CL11-82k_Double
- CL11-94k
- CL11-94k_Double
- CL11-104k
- CL11-104k_Double
- CL11-126k
- CL11-126k_Double
- CL11-144k
- CL11-144k_Double
- CL11-152k
- CL11-152k_Double
- CL11-178k
- CL11-178k_Double
- CL11-190k
- CL11-190k_Double
- CL11-210k
- CL11-210k_Double
- CL11-225k
- CL11-225k_Double
- CL11-262k
- CL11-262k_Double
- CL15-56
- CL15-56_Double
- CL15-70
- CL15-70_Double
- CL15-70L
- CL15-70L_Double
- CL15-80
- CL15-80_Double
- CL15-80L
- CL15-80L_Double
- CL15-90
- CL15-90_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-100
- CL15-100_Double
- CL15-100L
- CL15-100L_Double
- CL15-126
- CL15-126_Double
- CL15-126L
- CL15-126L_Double
- CL15-144
- CL15-144_Double
- CL15-144L
- CL15-144L_Double
- CL18-C26
- CL18-C26_Double
- CL18-C34
- CL18-C34_Double
- CL18-C39
- CL18-C39_Double
- CL18-C44
- CL18-C44_Double
- CL18-C56
- CL18-C56_Double
- CL18-C68
- CL18-C68_Double
- CL18-C82
- CL18-C82_Double
- CL18-C94
- CL18-C94_Double
- CL18-C104
- CL18-C104_Double
STEP Drawings
- CL3-C34
- CL3-C34_Double
- CL3-C44
- CL3-C44_Double
- CL3-C56
- CL3-C56_Double
- CL3-C68
- CL3-C68_Double
- CL3-C82
- CL3-C82_Double
- CL5-C19
- CL5-C19_Double
- CL5-C26
- CL5-C26_Double
- CL5-C34
- CL5-C34_Double
- CL5-C39
- CL5-C39_Double
- CL5-C44
- CL5-C44_Double
- CL5-C56
- CL5-C56_Double
- CL5-C68
- CL5-C68_Double
- CL5-C82
- CL5-C82_Double
- CL5-C94
- CL5-C94_Double
- CL9-68
- CL9-68_Double
- CL9-82
- CL9-82_Double
- CL9-94
- CL9-94_Double
- CL9-104
- CL9-104_Double
- CL9-126
- CL9-126_Double
- CL9-144
- CL9-144_Double
- CL11-56K
- CL11-56K_Double
- CL11-68k
- CL11-68k_Double
- CL11-82k
- CL11-82k_Double
- CL11-94k
- CL11-94k_Double
- CL11-104k
- CL11-104k_Double
- CL11-126k
- CL11-126k_Double
- CL11-144k
- CL11-144k_Double
- CL11-152k
- CL11-152k_Double
- CL11-178k
- CL11-178k_Double
- CL11-190k
- CL11-190k_Double
- CL11-210k
- CL11-210k_Double
- CL11-225k
- CL11-225k_Double
- CL11-262k
- CL11-262k_Double
- CL15-56
- CL15-56_Double
- CL15-70
- CL15-70_Double
- CL15-70L
- CL15-70L_Double
- CL15-80
- CL15-80_Double
- CL15-80L
- CL15-80L_Double
- CL15-90
- CL15-90_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-100
- CL15-100_Double
- CL15-100L
- CL15-100L_Double
- CL15-126
- CL15-126_Double
- CL15-126L
- CL15-126L_Double
- CL15-144
- CL15-144_Double
- CL15-144L
- CL15-144L_Double
- CL18-C26
- CL18-C26_Double
- CL18-C34
- CL18-C34_Double
- CL18-C39
- CL18-C39_Double
- CL18-C44
- CL18-C44_Double
- CL18-C56
- CL18-C56_Double
- CL18-C68
- CL18-C68_Double
- CL18-C82
- CL18-C82_Double
- CL18-C94
- CL18-C94_Double
- CL18-C104
- CL18-C104_Double
DXF DRAWINGS
- CL3-C34
- CL3-C34_Double
- CL3-C44
- CL3-C44_Double
- CL3-C56
- CL3-C56_Double
- CL3-C68
- CL3-C68_Double
- CL3-C82
- CL3-C82_Double
- CL5-C19
- CL5-C19_Double
- CL5-C26
- CL5-C26_Double
- CL5-C34
- CL5-C34_Double
- CL5-C39
- CL5-C39_Double
- CL5-C44
- CL5-C44_Double
- CL5-C56
- CL5-C56_Double
- CL5-C68
- CL5-C68_Double
- CL5-C82
- CL5-C82_Double
- CL5-C94
- CL5-C94_Double
- CL5-C104
- CL5-C104_Double
- CL9-68
- CL9-68_Double
- CL9-82
- CL9-82_Double
- CL9-94
- CL9-94_Double
- CL9-104
- CL9-104_Double
- CL9-126
- CL9-126_Double
- CL9-144
- CL9-144_Double
- CL11-56K
- CL11-56K_Double
- CL11-68k
- CL11-68k_Double
- CL11-82k
- CL11-82k_Double
- CL11-94k
- CL11-94k_Double
- CL11-104k
- CL11-104k_Double
- CL11-126k
- CL11-126k_Double
- CL11-144k
- CL11-144k_Double
- CL11-152k
- CL11-152k_Double
- CL11-178k
- CL11-178k_Double
- CL11-190k
- CL11-190k_Double
- CL11-210k
- CL11-210k_Double
- CL11-225k
- CL11-225k_Double
- CL11-262k
- CL11-262k_Double
- CL15-56
- CL15-56_Double
- CL15-70
- CL15-70_Double
- CL15-70L
- CL15-70L_Double
- CL15-80
- CL15-80_Double
- CL15-80L
- CL15-80L_Double
- CL15-90
- CL15-90_Double
- CL15-90L
- CL15-90L_Double
- CL15-100
- CL15-100_Double
- CL15-100L
- CL15-100L_Double
- CL15-126
- CL15-126_Double
- CL15-126L
- CL15-126L_Double
- CL15-144
- CL15-144_Double
- CL15-144L
- CL15-144L_Double
- CL18-C26
- CL18-C26_Double
- CL18-C34
- CL18-C34_Double
- CL18-C39
- CL18-C39_Double
- CL18-C44
- CL18-C44_Double
- CL18-C56
- CL18-C56_Double
- CL18-C68
- CL18-C68_Double
- CL18-C82
- CL18-C82_Double
- CL18-C94
- CL18-C94_Double
- CL18-C104
- CL18-C104_Double