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epicyclic gearGear system that consists of one or more gear wheels moving around another. Epicyclic gears are found in bicycle hub gears and in automatic gearboxes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rather than a conventional epicyclic gear with meshing teeth, a Rotrex traction-drive system that uses oil viscosity to transfer motion between the sun, planets and annulus, has been adopted. |
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