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2. 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.

3. Rack railway - Wikipedia

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   Locher set out to design a rack system that could be used on gradients as steep as 1 in 2 (50%). The Abt system – the most common rack system in Switzerland at the time – was limited to a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%). Locher showed that on steeper grade, the Abt system was prone to the driving pinion over-riding the rack, causing ...

4. Steering - Wikipedia

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   Rack and pinion unit mounted in the cockpit of an Ariel Atom sports car chassis, atypical of contemporary production automobiles Non-assisted steering box of a motor vehicle. Many modern cars have a steering mechanism called a rack and pinion. The steering wheel turns a pinion gear, which moves a rack back and forth to steer the wheels.

5. Ackermann steering geometry - Wikipedia

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   Ackermann geometry. The Ackermann steering geometry is a geometric arrangement of linkages in the steering of a car or other vehicle designed to solve the problem of wheels on the inside and outside of a turn needing to trace out circles of different radii . It was invented by the German carriage builder Georg Lankensperger in Munich in 1816 ...

6. Crayford focuser - Wikipedia

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   The Crayford focuser is a simplified focusing mechanism for amateur astronomical telescopes. Crayford focusers are considered superior to entry-level rack and pinion focusers, normally found in this type of device. Instead of the rack and pinion, they have a smooth spring-loaded shaft which holds the focus tube against four opposing bearing ...

7. Mount Washington Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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   The cog, or rack and pinion, system that allows the locomotive to climb Mount Washington. Located in the museum. The rack rail design used is one of Marsh's own inventions, using a ladder-like rack with open bar rungs engaged by the teeth of the cog wheel. This system allows snow and debris to fall through the rack, rather than lodging in it.