Speed reducers primarily serve two functions. First, they take the torque created by the power source (the input) and multiply it. Second, speed reducers, much as the name implies, reduce the speed of the input so that the output is the correct speed.
How does a speed reducer increase the torque while decreasing the speed? The output gear of a speed reducer has more teeth than the input gear. So, while the output gear might rotate more slowly, reducing the speed of the input, the torque is increased.
So, to sum up, they take an input power source and increase the torque while decreasing the speed.
Speed reducers come in many shapes and sizes, but some of the most commonly found speed reducers are gearboxes.
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