https://www.123articleonline.com/rss/author/387208/ailice-zhangArticles written by ailice zhang from 123ArticleOnline.comen-usCopyright (c) 123ArticleOnline.com All rights reserved. https://www.123articleonline.com/articles/1376692/drive-shafts-and-their-types What is a drive shaft? A drive shaft, also known as a shaft, is a rotating mechanical component with a circular cross-section. It is used to transfer rotational motion from one point to another. Shafts are often equipped with gears, pulleys, or sprockets to transmit power to another shaft or to the actual point of use. Depending on the application, drive shafts may have different names such as spindle, bearing shaft, driven shaft, intermediate shaft, or connecting rod shaft. Their main purpose remains the same, which is to transmit torque, motion, and power.