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2. Rack railway - Wikipedia

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   Functioning of the rack and pinion on the Strub system. 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. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail.

3. Rack and pinion - Wikipedia

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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 ). Together, they convert between rotational motion and linear motion. Rotating the pinion causes the rack to be driven in a line. Conversely, moving the rack linearly will cause the pinion to rotate.

4. List of rack railways - Wikipedia

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   Mt Morgan Rack Railway on Mount Morgan – rack system existed until 1952 when the line was deviated. Used the Abt rack system. 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in) gauge. Ellalong Colliery – underground Lamella rack – installed in 1984. Skitube Alpine Railway – Lamella rack – in the Snowy Mountains, opened in 1987; 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +.

5. Pinion - Wikipedia

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   the typically smaller gear in a gear drive train (although in the first commercially successful steam locomotive—the Salamanca —the pinion was rather large). [1] In many cases, such as remote controlled toys, the pinion is also the drive gear for a reduction in speed, since electric motors operate at higher speed and lower torque than ...

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7. Adjustable shelving - Wikipedia

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   Adjustable shelving. Shelf system consisting of slotted angle irons, perforated with round and oblong holes for mounting shelves by using bolts and nuts. An adjustable shelf is a shelf that can be adjusted according to needs. The most common variant is that the height intervals can be adjusted to accommodate various items.