rack and pinion
Sign in to savetype of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the pinion) engaging a linear gear (the rack)
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Within Vinony's link graph, rack and pinion is referenced by 497 other articles, and connects out to cogwheel, worm drive and coupling.
Vinony files it under Actuators, Automotive steering technologies and Chinese inventions.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
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- machine element
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- Rack and pinion animation.gif
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- rack and pinion
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Encyclopedic overview
Animation of a rack and pinion
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rack and pinion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.