Cable Transmission

a device for transmitting rotary motion from one shaft to another shaft by means of a closed loop of cable that passes around pulleys attached to the drive and driven shafts. Under current manufacturing conditions cable transmissions have been replaced by the more convenient and economical electric drive. Cable transmissions were used for axis-to-axis distances of more than 12 m (for distances of up to 25 m, hemp ropes were used; for distances up to 125 m or more, steel cables were used). Cable transmissions made possible distribution of the torque from one drive shaft to several driven shafts.