👉 In mechanical engineering, a gearbox is an assembly of gears and other components that converts one type of rotational motion (e.g., angular velocity) into another type of rotational motion. It's typically used in vehicles or other machinery to transmit power from one part of the machine to another.
The term "gearbox" can also refer to a variety of different types of equipment designed for transmission, including but not limited to:
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Transmission
: This is a mechanical device that converts the input torque (
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