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DIFFERENTIAL GEAR [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A gear assembly that transmits power from the drive shaft to the wheels and allows [two] opposite wheels to turn at different speeds for cornering and traction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Mécanisme de transmission qui permet d'entraîner, dans un virage, les roues motrices à des vitesses différentes, les roues à l'extérieur tournant plus vite que celles à l'intérieur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Componentes mecánicos
  • Sistemas de transmisión (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Mecanismo que transmite a las ruedas el movimiento del árbol motor por medio de un sistema de engranajes tal que, en las curvas, la rueda exterior, que ha de recorrer un arco más largo, pueda girar con mayor rapidez que la rueda interior.

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Record 2 2012-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
DEF

In analog computers, a mechanism that relates the angles of rotation of three shafts, usually designed so that the algebraic sum of the rotation of two shafts is equal to twice the rotation of the third. A differential gear can be used for addition or substraction.

OBS

differential gear: term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
DEF

Dans les ordinateurs analogiques, mécanisme qui fait correspondre les angles de rotation de trois axes. La correspondance réalisée est généralement telle que la somme des angles de rotation de deux axes est égale au double de l'angle de rotation du troisième. Un tel engrenage peut être utilisé pour additionner ou pour soustraire.

OBS

engrenage différentiel : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclo de vida (Informática)
DEF

Mecanismo empleado en las computadoras (ordenadores) analógicas, que está dotado de una variable de entrada y una de salida representadas por ángulos de rotación de los ejes. La variable de salida puede ser la suma o la diferencia de las dos variables de entrada.

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