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Woleben- Gear Vocab

Mechanism Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Torque A force that tends to rotate or turn an object. (A twisting force.)
Automation The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans.
Clockwise Spinning in the same direction as the hands on a clock, or constantly turning to the right.
Pitch The distance between adjacent threads in a screw.
Counter-clockwise Spinning in the opposite direction as the hands on a clock, or constantly turning to the left
Drive gear It's the gear attached to the power source of the mechanism and transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. (Otherwise known as the Input Gear.)
Driven gear It's the gear at the END of a mechanism to which motion and power are transmitted to.(Also known as the Output Gear.)
Spur gear The simplest type of gear consisting of a round shape with narrow pitched teeth (meaning teeth have a small gap) used to interlock with another gear
Gear ratio (Dn : D) The speed of drive gear in relation to the driven gear.
Linear Motion Movement in a straight line- continually going one direction.
Mechanism An assembly of two or more gear pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of others.
Input Something put into a system in order to achieve a result.
Oscillating motion A swing back and forth (in an arch) at a regular rate, as a pendulum does.
Output The results or product of an operation.
Sprocket gear A toothed wheel designed with a wider pitch for the purpose of engaging and directly moving the links in a chain.
Reciprocating motion A back and forth or up and down movement completed in one cycle
Rotary motion Circular movement.
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