Coupler

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Coupler may refer to:

Engineering

Mechanical

• Railway coupler, a mechanism for connecting rolling stock on a train
  • Janney coupler
  • SA3 coupler
  • Scharfenberg coupler for multiple unit passenger cars
• Quick coupler, used in construction machines to allow the rapid change of buckets
• Coupling, a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power
  • Universal coupling, a joint or coupling in a rigid rod that allows the rod to 'bend' in any direction

Electronics

• Acoustic coupler, for coupling electrical signals by acoustical means
• Directional coupler, a passive device used in radio technology
• Antenna coupler, a device connected between a radio transmitter or receiver and its antenna
• Output coupler, a partially reflective mirror used in lasers
• Optocoupler, an electronic component that transfers electrical signals between two isolated circuits by using light

Other uses

• Coupler (piping), also called a (joist) short length of pipe with two female threads
• Coupler, a device used on a pipe organ or harpsichord to allow a player to play multiple divisions at once, by means of "coupling" a division to another at either sub, super, or octave pitches
• Coupler, a tap valve, for controlling the release of beer out of a keg
• Coupler, the floating link in a four-bar linkage
• Hydrant coupler, for aircraft fueling equipment

See also

• Coupling (disambiguation)
• Decoupling (disambiguation)

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This page was last edited on 24 February 2024, at 18:58