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 42
ends carry gear wheels cut to mesh with pinionsattached to the sprocket pulley. These pinions are, however, setin geared pairs, with their axes at right angles to the radius ofthe sprocket, which is to say parallel to its axis. As will be seenin the accompanying illustrations, the pinions of each… … Fig. 26.—One form of Spur Differential or Balance Gear. The two inner ends of the di-vided axle shaft carry spur wheels, which mesh each with one of every pair of thethe three pairs of open pinions shown. As these pinions mesh together both rotateon their axes as soon as turning of the wagon…
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