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LEONARDO DA VINCI - Worm screw meshing with a circular rack


Ms. B (IFP), fol. 72r

A worm screw meshes with a circular-rack segment, causing the linked shaft to move back and forth. This mechanism is analogous to the steering wheel of the modern automobile. Leonardo suggested its use to bend tough metal bars such as those of window gratings.

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