What is a Gearbox?
A gearbox is a mechanical method of transferring energy from one device to another and is used to increase torque while reducing speed. Torque is the power generated through the bending or twisting of a solid material. This term is used interchangeably with transmission. Located at the junction point of a power shaft, the gearbox is often used to create a right angle change in direction, as is seen in a rotary mower or a helicopter. Each unit is manufactured with a specific purpose in mind and the gear ratio used is designed to provide the level of force required. This ratio is fixed and cannot be changed once the box is constructed. The only possible modification after the fact is an adjustment that allows the shaft speed to increase, along with a corresponding reduction in torque. In a situation where multiple gear speeds are needed, a transmission with multiple gears can be used to increase torque while slowing down the output speed. This design is commonly found in automobile trans
and how does it work? As we know there are various types of gearbox. We have the standard manual either 4 speed or 5 speed however these days 5 speed and 6 speed are more common. We then have automatic gearboxes but check these types out: The continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a transmission in which the ratio of the rotational speeds of two shafts, as the input shaft and output shaft of a vehicle or other machine, can be varied continuously within a given range, providing an infinite number of possible ratios. A CVT need not be automatic, nor include zero or reverse output. Such features may be adapted to CVTs in certain specific applications. CVT transmissions have been refined over the years and are much improved from their origins. A specific type of CVT is the infinitely variable transmission (IVT), which has an infinite range of input/output ratios in addition to its infinite number of possible ratios; this qualification for the IVT implies that its range of ratios inclu
