quill drive
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quill drive
[′kwil ‚drīv] (mechanical engineering)
A drive in which the motor is mounted on a nonrotating hollow shaft surrounding the driving-wheel axle; pins on the armature mesh with spokes on the driving wheels, thereby transmitting motion to the wheels; used on electric locomotives.
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