wheel and axle
Circular torque multiplier
A wheel and axle is one of the six classical simple machines: a wheel attached to a smaller cylindrical shaft so that they rotate together.
Turning the wheel provides mechanical advantage—a small force at the rim produces a larger force at the axle, or vice versa.
Doorknobs, steering wheels, and screwdrivers all employ the wheel and axle principle.
- simple machineForce-multiplying device
- rotationTurning on an axis
- mechanical advantageForce output over input
- force multiplierIncreases effective strength applied
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
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simple machine type
wheel and axleinclined plane
Tilted flat surface
dragging · lever · wedge · ramp · linear motion
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