What is the definition of a "Pinion Gear"
What is the definition of a "Pinion Gear"
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I deal with solving problems with gear boxes containing 4-7 shafts and I often hear the word pinion shaft used. What information does this give me about a shaft?
Bob Sander
robert.sander@solvay.com





RE: What is the definition of a "Pinion Gear"
Function: noun
Etymology: French pignon, from Middle French peignon, from peigne
comb, from Latin pecten -- more at PECTINATE
Date: 1659
1 : a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger
wheel or rack
2 : the smaller of a pair or the smallest of a train of gear wheels
RE: What is the definition of a "Pinion Gear"
RE: What is the definition of a "Pinion Gear"
RE: What is the definition of a "Pinion Gear"
RE: What is the definition of a "Pinion Gear"