Assemble it and discover the principle of working of the 4-speed Manual
Gearbox.
· Experiment: the model comes with a Pocket Model’s
Study Guide with a creation story and mechanism design as well as engaging and
interesting tasks.
· Immerse yourself in Augmented Reality (AR), find out
how the Gearbox is used in a car, and interact with it via the dedicated Ugears
AR-application.
Learn how the GEARBOX works:
The Gearbox is a stylized educational model, an interactive study guide
to the mechanism, only for learning its essentials and principles of working. A
mechanical gearbox is a reducer that provides speed and torque conversions from
a motor to the driving wheels. After assembly, you can experiment with the
Ugears manual Gearbox, by turns, choose I, II, III, or reverse with a kinematic
pair of gears with different ratios and, rotating the actuator handle clock-wise,
you can watch and control the rotation speed of the layshaft and drive shaft.
In a Position “N” – idle in which both clutch gears of layshaft remain
uncoupled and idling; the First Gear makes the layshaft and gears rotate with
the lowest speed; the Second Gear lets the drive shaft along with the flywheel
rotate with an average speed and the Third Gear allows the layshaft and all
gears rotate with the highest speed. Switch on the Reverse gear and see how the
driving clutch gear moves to the left towards gear “R” and connects to it transferring
the rotation to the lower gear arrangement and propelling the layshaft and all gears
to rotate in reverse.
When and who invented it:
The invention of the gearbox belongs to the famous German engineer Karl
Benz.
Usage:
A gearbox is mainly used in the automobile industry as a part of the car
transmission mechanism that transfers torque from the engine`s shaft to the
wheels.
The mechanism of the Gearbox is composed of:
• Gear shifting lever
• Layshaft with gear couplings
• Reverse idle gear bearing
• Drive shaft
• Actuator handle
The Gearbox is developed to serve as a learning tool rather than a
puzzle.
Just like the rest of Ugear’s collections, putting STEM-lab models
together is fun and comprehensive: everything you
need to build, learn and discover comes in a box. There you will find:
• High-quality wooden boards with pre-cut details and other standard
supplies. Assembly requires no glue or additional tools. The details come out
of the boards with a slight push.
• Detailed step-by-step color instruction manual. Easy to follow – easy
to learn.
• Examples and suggestions for your fun hands-on projects.
• QR-code to Pocket Model’s Study Guide (the Gearbox Essentials with
description of the mechanism, principle of working, main characteristics,
definitions, and formulas).
• QR-code to Ugears AR Application. New exciting feature from Ugears to
make your learning experience even more fascinating!
Model Size: 130×100×110mm
Package size: 205×188×63mm
Number of parts: 120
Assembly
time: 1-2 hour
