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belt drive — noun A system of transmitting power using an endless flexible belt • • • Main Entry: ↑belt * * * belt drive, 1. the transmission of power from one shaft to another by means of an endless belt passing around a pulley on each shaft. 2. the endless… … Useful english dictionary
belt drive — In order to transmit power from a source to a destination, some kind of connection is needed. A bicycle, for instance, uses a chain drive to transmit the power from pedalling action to the rear wheel. A belt drive uses a leather or rubber belt to … Dictionary of automotive terms
Belt-drive turntable — There are two main types of phonograph turntable drives still being manufactured today, the belt drive and direct drive systems; the names are based upon the type of motor system found in each.In a belt drive turntable the motor is located under… … Wikipedia
belt drive — Pair of pulleys attached to usually parallel shafts and connected by an encircling flexible belt (band) that can serve to transmit and modify rotary motion from one shaft to the other. Most belt drives consist of flat leather, rubber, or fabric… … Universalium
belt-drive system — A final drive system that transmits the power to the rear wheel via a drive belt … Dictionary of automotive terms
belt drive — noun A method of power transmission by means of belts that connect pulleys on shafts … Wiktionary
Drive — (dr[imac]v), n. 1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; distinguished from a ride taken on horseback. [1913 Webster] 2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
V-belt drive — A type of friction drive in which forces are transmitted from belt to pulley or vice versa by friction … Dictionary of automotive terms
Belt (mechanical) — For other belts, see Belt (disambiguation). A pair of vee belts … Wikipedia
Drive shaft — This article is about the mechanical device. For the fictional music group from the American television series Lost , see Charlie Pace. Not to be confused with Axle. Drive shaft with universal joints at each end and a spline in the centre A drive … Wikipedia
