A circular gear called the pinion engages teeth on a linear gear bar called the rack.
Rack and pinion gate drawing.
A bar shaped gear with an infinite flat surface radius of a cylindrical gear is called a rack and a meshed spur gear is called a pinion.
When activated by your operator this rack and pinion mechanism moves the slide plate open or closed with the help of a hand wheel blushed rollers and plate retainers.
Rotational motion applied to the pinion causes the rack to move relative to the pinion thereby translating the rotational motion of the pinion into linear motion.
Therefore when the pinion spins the rack travels linearly and likewise when the rack moves the pinion spins.
Rack and pinion gate.
A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion.
The midwest paragon series rack and pinion gate provides additional torque for granular and lumpy products.
Gear rack and pinion creation of linear motion.
Toll free 800 325 7175 universal rack pinion slide gates this heavy duty manually controlled gate can easily be operated by a chain cable or hand wheel.
A rack and pinion are used when converting rotational movement to linear motion or vice versa.
As with all abel universal frame gates it can easily be converted to any other type of actuator in the future.
Available with electric gear motor manual hand wheel manual chain wheel and manual ratchet lever.