(cf drive-shaft
51Quill drive — A quill drive is a mechanism that allows a drive shaft to shift its position (either axially, radially, or both) relative to its driving shaft. It consists of a hollow driving shaft (the quill) with a driven shaft inside it. The two are connected …
52Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, a FF, or Front engine, Front wheel drive layout places both the engine and driven wheels at the front of the vehicle. This layout is typically chosen for its compact packaging, allowing the rest of the vehicle to be designed …
53Front-wheel drive — (or FF layout) is a form of engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine… …
54Constant Speed Drive — Mechanism CSDs are mainly used on airliner and military aircraft jet engines to drive the alternating current (AC) electrical generator. In order to produce the proper voltage at a constant AC frequency, usually 3 phase 115 VAC at 400 Hz, a… …
55Half shaft — A half shaft is an automotive term used to describe a drive shaft that goes from a vehicle s differential to one of the driven wheels.It is called a half shaft because it normally transmits half of the available power from the differential to the …
56axle shaft — [1] The short shaft which connects the differential and the drive shaft on each side of an independent suspension configuration. [2] The drive shaft or halfshaft of a rigid axle …
57pinion shaft — A short drive shaft in the rear axle connecting the prop shaft to the crown wheel via the final drive pinion …
58driving shaft — varantysis velenas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. drive shaft; driving shaft; power shaft vok. Antriebswelle, f; treibende Welle, f rus. вал ведущий, m; приводной вал, m pranc. arbre de commande, m; arbre moteur, m …
59power shaft — varantysis velenas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. drive shaft; driving shaft; power shaft vok. Antriebswelle, f; treibende Welle, f rus. вал ведущий, m; приводной вал, m pranc. arbre de commande, m; arbre moteur, m …
60propeller shaft — noun 1. : a shaft that carries a screw propeller at its end and transmits power from engine to propeller 2. : a shaft that transmits power from the transmission to the rear axle of an automotive vehicle : drive shaft …
