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Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)

Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 392

An illustration from Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles, 1906, leaf 392 — arranged to give three forward speeds and one reverse, thehigh speed being direct from the main shaft. The efficiency ofthis apparatus is further augmented by the fact that the gear-shifting lever is automatically locked at every movement untilthe main clutch is thrown off, thus effectualy escaping… … Fig. 289.—The Riker Transmission Gear. end of a short shaft, i, terminating in the spur pinion, A. Thispinion, as shown in the figure, is always in mesh with the spurgear, B, on a parallel secondary shaft, 2, and continues to turnthe secondary shaft so long as the engine is in motion. Thespindle on…

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