Differential (mechanical device)

Differential (mechanical device) 1 Differential (mechanical device) A cutaway view of an automotive final drive unit which contains thedifferentialInput torque is applied to the ring gear (blue), which turns the entirecarrier (blue), providing torque to both side gears (red and yellow),which in turn may drive the left and right wheels. If the resistance atboth wheels is equal, the planet gear (green) does not rotate, and bothwheels turn at the same Differential is a device, usually but not necessarilyemploying gears, capable of transmitting torque androtation through three shafts, almost always used in oneof two ways: in one way, it receives one input andprovides two outputs--this is found in mostautomobiles--and in the other way, it combines twoinputs to create an output that is the sum, difference, oraverage, of the automobiles and other wheeled vehicles, thedifferential allows each of the driving roadwheels torotate at different speeds, while for most vehiclessupplying equal torque to each of vehicle's wheels rotate at different speeds, mainlywhen turning corners.

A proposed way to distribute the power to the wheels, is to use the concept of gearless differential, of which a review has been reported by Provatidis [2] , but the various configurations seem to correspond either to the "sliding [4] [5] . [7] / / zf.

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