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Klien-Lindner Axle
The Klien-Lindner axle (German: ''Klien-Lindner-Hohlachse'') is a special type of hollow driving axle on steam locomotives that enable better curve running due to its ability to slide transversely. It was developed by the German engineers, Ewald Klien and Heinrich Lindner, of the Royal Saxon State Railways (''Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen''). Design features The Klien-Lindner axle uses a double, or hollow, axle, one inside the other. It has a hollow axle (''Hohlachse'') on the outside, connected at its centre by a Cardan joint to a fixed driving axle running through it. The Cardan joint comprises two spherical elements that are interlinked - a solid one on the fixed axle and a hollow one on the outer hollow axle, each oriented at 90° to the other that transfer the driving forces from the rigid axle to the hollow one. The hollow spheroid acts as a sort of link motion. In this way the hollow axle can be turned by the fixed axle. In addition, the connecting link is shape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Klien is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Christian Klien (born 1983), Austrian racing driver *Erika Giovanna Klien (1900–1957), artist and art educator *Hermann Klien (born 1932), Austrian gymnast *Michael Klien (born 1973), choreographer and artist *Paula Klien, Brazilian artist *Walter Klien (1928–1991), Austrian pianist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
