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Rack and pinion

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A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the pinion) engaging a linear gear (the rack). [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 41 relations: Actuator, American Gear Manufacturers Association, Antikythera mechanism, Arbor press, Arquebus, Arthur Ernest Bishop, Canal, Common Era, Drill, Electric gate, Forging, Gear, Grade (slope), Hobbing, Involute, Lever, Linear actuator, List of gear nomenclature, Lock (water navigation), Locomotive, Machine element, Matchlock, Musket, Ottoman Empire, Pinion, Pipeline, Pitman arm, Rack phase difference, Rack railway, Railroad car, South-pointing chariot, Sprocket, Spur gear, Stair lift, Steep grade railway, Steering, Train, Valve, Wheelset (rail transport), Worm drive, Wubei Zhi.

  2. Actuators
  3. Automotive steering technologies

Actuator

An actuator is a component of a machine that produces force, torque, or displacement, usually in a controlled way, when an electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic input is supplied to it in a system (called an actuating system). Rack and pinion and actuator are actuators.

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American Gear Manufacturers Association

The American Gear Manufacturers Association or AGMA is the trade group of companies involved in gears, couplings and related power transmission components and equipment. Rack and pinion and American Gear Manufacturers Association are gears.

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Antikythera mechanism

The Antikythera mechanism is an Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery (model of the Solar System), described as the oldest known example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance.

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Arbor press

An arbor press is a small hand-operated press.

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Arquebus

An arquebus is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century. Rack and pinion and arquebus are Turkish inventions.

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Arthur Ernest Bishop

Arthur Ernest Bishop AM (19172006) was a noted Australian engineer and inventor.

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Canal

Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi).

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Common Era

Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are year notations for the Gregorian calendar (and its predecessor, the Julian calendar), the world's most widely used calendar era.

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Drill

A drill is a tool used for making round holes or driving fasteners.

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Electric gate

An electric gate is a type of gate that can be opened and closed using an electrically powered mechanism.

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Forging

Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces.

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Gear

A gear or gearwheel is a rotating machine part typically used to transmit rotational motion and/or torque by means of a series of teeth that engage with compatible teeth of another gear or other part. Rack and pinion and gear are gears.

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Grade (slope)

The grade (US) or gradient (UK) (also called stepth, slope, incline, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.

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Hobbing

Hobbing is a machining process for gear cutting, cutting splines, and cutting sprockets using a hobbing machine, a specialized milling machine. Rack and pinion and hobbing are gears.

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Involute

In mathematics, an involute (also known as an evolvent) is a particular type of curve that is dependent on another shape or curve.

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Lever

A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.

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Linear actuator

A linear actuator is an actuator that creates linear motion (i.e., in a straight line), in contrast to the circular motion of a conventional electric motor. Rack and pinion and linear actuator are actuators.

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List of gear nomenclature

This page lists the standard US nomenclature used in the description of mechanical gear construction and function, together with definitions of the terms. Rack and pinion and list of gear nomenclature are gears.

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Lock (water navigation)

A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.

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Locomotive

A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.

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Machine element

Machine element or hardware refers to an elementary component of a machine.

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Matchlock

A matchlock or firelock is a historical type of firearm wherein the gunpowder is ignited by a burning piece of flammable cord or twine that is in contact with the gunpowder through a mechanism that the musketeer activates by pulling a lever or trigger with their finger.

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Musket

A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour. Rack and pinion and musket are Turkish inventions.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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Pinion

A pinion is a round gear—usually the smaller of two meshed gears—used in several applications, including drivetrain and rack and pinion systems. Rack and pinion and pinion are gears.

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Pipeline

A pipeline is a system of pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption.

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Pitman arm

A Pitman arm is a shaft that translates rotary or angular movement into linear movement, or vice versa. Rack and pinion and Pitman arm are Automotive steering technologies.

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Rack phase difference

Rack Phase Difference (RPD) is a difference in the elevation between rack teeth of the chords of any single leg of a jackup rig with open truss-type legs.

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Rack railway

A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

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Railroad car

A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British English and UIC), also called a train car, train wagon, train carriage or train truck, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport network (a railroad/railway).

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South-pointing chariot

The south-pointing chariot (or carriage) was an ancient Chinese two-wheeled vehicle that carried a movable pointer to indicate the south, no matter how the chariot turned.

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Sprocket

A sprocket, sprocket-wheel or chainwheel is a profiled wheel with teeth that mesh with a chain, rack or other perforated or indented material. Rack and pinion and sprocket are gears.

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Spur gear

Spur gears or straight-cut gears are the simplest type of gear. Rack and pinion and Spur gear are gears.

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Stair lift

A stair lift is a mechanical device for lifting people, typically those with disabilities, up and down stairs.

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Steep grade railway

A steep grade railway is a railway that ascends and descends a slope that has a steep grade.

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Steering

Steering is the control of the direction of motion or the components that enable its control. Rack and pinion and Steering are Automotive steering technologies.

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Train

A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight.

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Valve

A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways.

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Wheelset (rail transport)

A wheelset is a pair of railroad vehicle wheels mounted rigidly on an axle allowing both wheels to rotate together.

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Worm drive

A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm (which is a gear in the form of a screw) meshes with a worm wheel (which is similar in appearance to a spur gear). Rack and pinion and worm drive are gears.

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Wubei Zhi

The Wubei Zhi (Treatise on Armament Technology or Records of Armaments and Military Provisions), also commonly known by its Japanese translated name Bubishi, is a military book in Chinese history.

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See also

Actuators

Automotive steering technologies

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rack_and_pinion

Also known as Gear rack, Linear gear, Rack & pinion, Rack gear, Rack-and-pinion, Rack-and-pinion steering, Steering rack.