汽车专业英语(第4章)《汽车专业英语 》王锦俞主编.ppt

汽车专业英语 Unit 4 Transmission system 第四单元 传动系 4-1 Transmission Systems and Clutch 传动系和离合器 1 engine 发动机 2 transaxle 变速驱动桥 3 gear box 变速器 4/8 axle shaft或half shaft 半轴 5 drive shaft 传动轴 6 differential 差速器 7 axle casing，axle body，axle box 桥壳 9 tire and wheel 轮胎和车轮 1 flywheel 飞轮 2 clutch plate 或clutch di 从动盘 3 pressure plate 压盘 4 clutch cover 离合器盖 5 release bearing 分离轴承 6 operating fork 分离叉 7 fluid reservoir 储液罐 8 master cylinder 主缸 9 clutch pedal 离合器踏板 10 diaphragm spring 膜片弹簧 11pressure plate或driving plate 压盘，压板 12 plate friction lining或clutch plate lining 摩擦片 13retaining rivet 固定铆钉 14 torsion rubber 扭转橡胶 15 clutch hub 离合器毂 Clutch In this article, we will learn why you need a clutch, and understand how the clutch in your car works. The reason of you need a clutch in the car is that the engine spins all the time, but the car wheels dont. In order for a car to stop without killing the engine, the wheels need to be disconnected from the engine somehow. The clutch allows us to smoothly engage a spinning engine to a non-spinning transmission by controlling the slippage between them. A clutch works because of friction between a clutch plate and a flywheel. The clutch is a device that lets you connect and disconnect the engine and the transmission. When you push in the clutch pedal, the engine and the transmission are disconnected so the engine can run even if the car is standing still. When you release the clutch pedal, the engine and the input shaft are directly connected to one another. The input shaft and gear turn at the same rpm as the engi