Introduction to Mechanical Drives

What are devices that transmit power from a primary mechanical component to a secondary mechanical component?

• Prime mover

• Mechanical Drive

• Driven shaft

• Gasket

In a mechanical drive, the primary mechanical component is often...

• a rotating maching

• a clutch

• an electric motor or internal combustion engine

• a parallel shaft

What IS NOT a typical component of a mechanical drive?

• Brakes

• Bearings

• Shafts

• Gaskets

Which is more durable and precise?

• mechanical drives

• electric drives

Select all that apply: what are the two types of couplings?

• Parallel shafts

• Perpendicular shafts

• Biaxial shafts

• Coaxial shafts

Which type of mechanical drive is the most suitable to transmit power at a small distance?

• Belt drives

• Chain drives

• Gear drives

What type of drive is this?

• Belt

• Chain

• Gear

What type of drive is this?

• Belt

• Chain

• Gear

Which of the following DOES NOT belong?

• coaxial shaft

• concentric shaft

• in-line shaft

• electric drive

What are some jobs of an industrial mechanic (check all that apply)?

• instillation

• repair

• dismantling

• reassembly