Question

In flexible drives, rotary motion of driving shaft is directly converted to rotary motion of driven shafts

(a) Yes

(b) No, translator motion is involved

(c) No, Cylindrical motion is involved

(d) No, Parabolic motion is involved

I faced this question in my university exam.

This theoretical question is from the Belt Drives section in Friction Clutches, Brakes, Belt Drives and Chain Drives of Machine Design

Answer 1

The accurate option is (b) No, translator motion is involved

Illuminate the topic with: It is first converted into translator and then into rotary.