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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
From R. to HS. regarding the successful development of quiet gears for the 4-wheel brake servo drive.

Identifier  Morton\M20.1\  img055
Date  30th June 1924
  
TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce}

4 WHEEL BRAKES.

[Handwritten]
1970
9910

I was very pleased to hear that you have succeeded in getting quiet gears for the servo drive. You have proved that it is not unsteadiness of the transmission shaft. I believe the principal advantage you have obtained is that the worm teeth have increased in obliquity and therefore have a chance of giving a smoother transmission to the worm wheel. This will argue well for our future applications of the 7 to 1 worm drive.

R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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