This is amazing. I'd really like to know if the Thompson Coupling is being implemented in any applications. Any manufacturer who needs to increase their mpg must be aware of this.
The CV joints you now see all over in the automotive industry were once considered very advanced, complex and expensive devices. The CV joint didn't replace the Universal Joint completly and I don't think that the Thompson Coupling will replace either the U or CV joints, but it's yet another tool we now have to solve problems. With energy becoming more and more expensive an a joint that costs more than the current joints but is more efficient will eventually make sense.
it appers to just be to cv joins but together/over the top of each oter with in engeenering situations is joust what you do anyway in the situations discribed nice thought though
cv joints do work quite well in the situations that they are put in only when something else fails does the cv joint fail
Also your new design did not have a rubber boot on it, it had more weight to it and more momentum as the dia was bigger. Your test with the steel wheels, well you did not show the old cv free wheeling when stright so I thing the bearings needed greasing. Good idea can see what your getting at but to big and bulky
if you carnt see the way it works through that or think it is not innovative then by all mean feel free to show what you have to offer as for what i am selling NOTHING I just happen to have a simmiler name as the product it is not mine altho i wish it was as i think its a great start to something new
There's a kid copied this device in K'nex on Instructables!
TheLangfords 5 months ago
This is amazing. I'd really like to know if the Thompson Coupling is being implemented in any applications. Any manufacturer who needs to increase their mpg must be aware of this.
Stockpile1 2 years ago
Brilliant Aussie initiative...new ideas will save people and our great planet.
plumbingtips 2 years ago
very very very smart!!
getlow777 2 years ago
Amazing!
nedimyer1122 2 years ago
habbit
rocketsalad 3 years ago
where can i get one?
jasanpahaf 3 years ago
last i heard it was still a prototype
thommosa 3 years ago
Boeing is buying the rights
ricochetVendetta 3 years ago
well makes sence that someone that big would take a look at it i spose
thommosa 3 years ago
The CV joints you now see all over in the automotive industry were once considered very advanced, complex and expensive devices. The CV joint didn't replace the Universal Joint completly and I don't think that the Thompson Coupling will replace either the U or CV joints, but it's yet another tool we now have to solve problems. With energy becoming more and more expensive an a joint that costs more than the current joints but is more efficient will eventually make sense.
goclick 3 years ago
it appers to just be to cv joins but together/over the top of each oter with in engeenering situations is joust what you do anyway in the situations discribed nice thought though
cv joints do work quite well in the situations that they are put in only when something else fails does the cv joint fail
Standardissuemale 4 years ago
Completely untrue. CV joints crack all the time at the thin point of the casing adjacent to the giant bearings.
vipervnm 2 years ago
Also your new design did not have a rubber boot on it, it had more weight to it and more momentum as the dia was bigger. Your test with the steel wheels, well you did not show the old cv free wheeling when stright so I thing the bearings needed greasing. Good idea can see what your getting at but to big and bulky
riru69 4 years ago
Cv stopped when it was free wheeling because of the rubber boot !!!
riru69 4 years ago
It look like a universal joint mounted in a gimbal ring. Clever.
It also looks very bulky as opposed to a typical u-joint or cv joint.
frogaliscious 4 years ago
yeh but could u imagin it being used for tractors and big machinery.
but i hope it comes out in a smaller version and strong for use in cars
thommosa 4 years ago
doesn't look convincing to me. what are u selling..a vakuum cleaner? show how the thing works and what it consists of if it's so innovative.
I'm waiting for the breakthrough^^
screensonic 4 years ago
if you carnt see the way it works through that or think it is not innovative then by all mean feel free to show what you have to offer as for what i am selling NOTHING I just happen to have a simmiler name as the product it is not mine altho i wish it was as i think its a great start to something new
thommosa 4 years ago
forget what I wrote, it's a nice invention. must have been drunk or something like that;)
screensonic 4 years ago
Looks great, but what about cost and durabilty? Can it handle the torque of regular CV joints?
pb2themax 4 years ago
He specifically says that the Thompson Coupling handles more torque than regular CV joints.
y0utubesucksballs 4 years ago
i want one of these things just to play around with
cvd2486 4 years ago
awesOme technology i want sheres in the co!
MTAUST 5 years ago
Very cool, as a mechanical engineering student this is the kind of thing I hope to do in the future!
camiloton 5 years ago
cool
SweetTeainDaHouse 5 years ago
The future of car CV joints - I want!
feverpitched 5 years ago
wow
if you ever make one of those to fit a 6mm shaft be sure to let me know!
WalneyCol 5 years ago