driving wheel
Power-transmitting wheel
A driving wheel is a wheel that transmits power or motion to other parts of a mechanism.
On a locomotive, the driving wheels are the large wheels connected to the pistons that propel the engine along the tracks, as distinguished from the smaller carrying wheels.
The term extends to any wheel in machinery that receives power directly and drives the system, such as the main wheel of a mill or the powered wheels of a vehicle.
Thermal vapor motor
- railwayTrack system for trains
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- crankpinRod's rotating anchor point
counterweight · cylinder · piston · boiler · firebox · tender · locomotive · railroad
Grooved wheel for rope
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- latheRotating shaping machine
- millGrain-crushing facility
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
camshaft · gear · sprocket · transmission · torque · rotation · mechanical advantage · industrial
Assisted vehicle directional control
- rack and pinionToothed bar and gear
- columnVertical structural element
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- telescopingSliding sections that compact
airbag · horn · grip · dashboard · cockpit · turn · maneuver · control
Something prompting action
- catalystAgent enabling change
- prime moverPower source or initiator
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- leaderOne who guides others
powerhouse · engine · impetus · momentum · initiative · ambition · determination · central figure
steam engine
Thermal vapor motor
- railwayTrack system for trains
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
crankpin · counterweight · cylinder · piston · boiler · firebox · tender · locomotive · railroad · gauge
pulley
Grooved wheel for rope
crankshaft · camshaft · gear · sprocket · transmission · torque · rotation · mechanical advantage · industrial · factory
power steering
Assisted vehicle directional control
- rack and pinionToothed bar and gear
- columnVertical structural element
- tiltAngular deviation from level
telescoping · airbag · horn · grip · dashboard · cockpit · turn · maneuver · control · handlebar
motivator
Something prompting action
- catalystAgent enabling change
- prime moverPower source or initiator
- instigatorOne who provokes action
leader · powerhouse · engine · impetus · momentum · initiative · ambition · determination · central figure · linchpin