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Illustration of a Gear train with a pinion shown.
Illustration of a Gear train with a pinion shown.

A pinion is the smallest gear in a gear drive train. Many people believe that the gear directly on a motor shaft is the pinion. This is not true. This misconception may come from the fact that in many cases such as remote controlled toys the drive gear is also the smallest gear. File was created by me, copyright is given to public domain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File was created by me, copyright is given to public domain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Spur gears found on a piece of farm equipment. ... A remote control is a device used for the remote operation of a machine. ...

  • Pinions are also the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
  • Pinioning is the act of surgically removing pinions to prevent bird flight.

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Pinion Gears Information | Business.com (342 words)
Find Suppliers of Pinion Gears at ThomasNet.com, a Comprehensive Industrial Resource.
Consists of a range of straight,circumferential pitch and helical racks.They are available with different materials, heat treatments and quality level
Producer of custom gear products including pinions, sprockets, pinion shafts and wheels in addition to providing gear grinding and cut teeth subcontracting.
NSW Guidelines for the Pinioning of Birds | NSW Department of Primary Industries (851 words)
The purpose of this document is to set out guidelines for the justification and humane method under which pinioning may occur in the exhibited animals industry.
for nervous species, such as pheasants, pinioning prevents a startled bird from flying rapidly upwards which could otherwise result in the bird injuring or killing itself by colliding with the framework of the enclosure roof.
Suitable candidates for pinioning are therefore those adapted primarily to a terrestrial existence, where the majority of time is spent on water or land feeding, resting or breeding.
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