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Description
Clutch members 2, having wedge-shaped teeth a with large angles between the sides of the teeth, are mounted on axle shafts A and B so that they can slide along the shafts. Compressed springs 3 force clutch members 2 against link 4 which is connected to housing 1 of the differential. The additional degree of freedom, required to enable axle shafts A and B to rotate at different speeds, is provided by the sliding of wedge-shaped teeth a of clutch members 2 over the wedge-shaped teeth of link 4. $2919$CxG,DR$
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