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 40
pivot wheel to slow up or remain stationary, as con-ditions may require, while still continuing to urge forward theother at the indicated speed. The principle involved in the devicemay be readily expressed under four heads: (i) When the resist-ance offered by the two drive wheels and attached gear… … Fig. 23. Fig. 24. Figs. 23 and 24.—Bevel Gear Differentials. The sprocket gear carries three bevel pinionsset on studs on three of its radii. These pinions mesh with bevel wheels on eitherside, which wheels are attached at the two inner ends of the divided axle shaft. Thespur drive has two pinions…
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