Which of the following types of pulley is used in-group drives?

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  1. Solid pulley 
  2. Split pulley 
  3. Fast and loose pulley
  4. Jockey pulley 

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Option 3 : Fast and loose pulley
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Fast and loose pulley drive

  • A fast and loose pulley drive is used when the driven or machine shaft is to be started or stopped whenever desired without interfering with the driving shaft.
  • A pulley that is keyed to the machine shaft is called a fast pulley and runs at the same speed as that of the machine shaft.
  • A loose pulley runs freely over the machine shaft and is incapable of transmitting any power.
  • When the driven shaft is required to be stopped, the belt is pushed on to the loose pulley by means of a sliding bar having belt forks means this pulley is used in-group drives.
  • This system has two pulleys mounted on the driven shaft and one pulley on the driving shaft.

Jockey pulley

  • A jockey pulley is an idler pulley and is used to increase the angle of contact in an open belt drive.
  • It is mounted near the smaller pulley of the two pulleys and placed on the slack side of the belt.
  • It increases the angle of contact lead to the increased power transmission capacity of the drive.

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