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The phrase "differential gear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to automotive engineering or mechanics, specifically when discussing the components of a vehicle's drivetrain.
Example: "The mechanic explained that the differential gear is essential for allowing the wheels to rotate at different speeds when turning."
Alternatives: "gear differential" or "differential mechanism".
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differential gear
noun
An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.
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See also differential gear.
Mr. Elfstrom discussed topics like how a differential gear works and also answered questions.
A compulsive tinkerer, Mr. Worksman invented a differential gear for an early three-wheeled Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Mr. Mishkin said.
In 1876 he introduced the highly successful Coventry tricycle and the following year incorporated into it the patented use of the differential gear in conjunction with chain drive.
Power is transmitted through a propeller shaft to a gearbox having 8 or 10 speeds and through the differential gear to the two large rear-drive wheels.
It had a sliding gear transmission and a differential gear with power transmitted to the rear axle by a chain drive.
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For example, it would eliminate the differential, gears that allow a vehicle's wheels to turn at slightly different speeds when cornering.
The rear axle housing also holds the differential gears that permit both rear wheels to be driven from the same source and to rotate at different speeds when turning a corner.
It was only with the 1885 invention of the "safety bicycle", with two wheels of the same size and pedals attached via a chain to the rear wheel, freeing up the front one for steering, that bicycles surged in popularity.Cycling's innovations, including spokes, pneumatic tyres, ball bearings, steel tubing and differential gears, were soon borrowed by the motor industry.
Individual rear suspension not only eliminates the heavy rear axle housing but also permits lowered bodies with no floor humps, because the transmission and differential gears can be combined in a housing mounted on a rear cross member moving with the body under suspension-spring action.
This work presents a simplified non-linear mathematical model of a test bed for differential gears including the unit under test suitable for controller design.
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