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PLANETARY GEAR DIFFERENTIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-02-05

English

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

With a part-time/full-time system, users expect to employ four-wheel drive on the highway. But accepted practice held that a planetary or bevel gear differential was needed to prevent generation of wind-up torques on a dry road. Designs without mechanical differentials have long been known to cause particular problems during tight turns and parallel parking, when wheels on one side of the vehicle travel a different distance than wheels on the other side. Forcing all four wheels to operate in synchronization during such maneuvers causes drive-line wind-up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
CONT

Ces positionneurs intègrent sous carter étanche, un différentiel à train planétaire de précision et une vis sans fin autorisant un réglage angulaire illimité de l'arbre machine.

Spanish

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