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Oh, I see. Normal gears can be flat, but paradoxical gears have to be 3D, they're like a pair of corkscrews driving each other. Right? Is there friction at the
by cousin_it 13y ago
Oh, I see. Normal gears can be flat, but paradoxical gears have to be 3D, they're like a pair of corkscrews driving each other. Right? Is there friction at the points of contact?
- ZoF 13y agoParadoxical gears both rotate in the same direction.(e.g. both clock-wise) Normally gears rotate in opposite directions, meaning the gear on the left rotates counterclockwise and the gear on the right rotates clockwise(or vice-versa). It just so happens that any paradoxical gear has to be "3D"(no 2D solution), there are "normal" gears that are 3D though.