Transmission (gearbox)
part · 1894 · Electric age
A set of gears that changes the ratio between engine and wheel speed.
What it is made of
- Gear — has part. A gearbox is a set of gears.
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. The gears are steel.
Where it is used
- Car — is part of. The gearbox matches engine speed to the wheels.
- Tank — is part of. The transmission carries torque to the drive sprockets and lets the tank turn.
- Tractor — is part of. A transmission.
- Military jeep — is part of. A gearbox and a transfer case.
What it is a kind of
- Manual gearbox — includes. A gearbox.
- Automatic transmission — includes. A gearbox.
- Continuously variable transmission — includes. Stepless.