A connecting mechanism.
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ACCELERATOR LINKAGE
The linkage connecting the accelerator pedal to the carburetor throttle valve or fuel injection control.
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CAM MECHANISM
A mechanical linkage whose purpose is to produce, by means of a contoured cam surface, a prescribed motion of the output link.
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COMPRESSOR VALVE
A valve in a compressor, usually automatic, which operates by pressure difference (less than 5 pounds per square inch or 35 kilopascals) on the two sides of a movable, single-loaded member and which has no mechanical linkage with the moving parts of the compressor mechanism.
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CONNECTING ROD
Any straight link that transmits motion or power from one linkage to another within a mechanism, especially linear to rotary motion, as in a reciprocating engine or compressor.
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DIRECT-DRIVE VIBRATION MACHINE
A vibration machine in which the vibration table is forced to undergo a displacement by a positive linkage driven by a direct attachment to eccentrics or camshafts.
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DIRECT-READING GAGE
Gage that records directly (instead of inferentially) measured values, for example, a liquid-level gage pointer actuated by direct linkage with a float.
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DRAG LINK
A four-bar linkage in which both cranks traverse full circles; the fixed member must be the shortest link.
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FIXED LINKAGE SYSTEM
Linkage formed between the skeletal elements of a human and a fixed machine in a human-machine system.
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IN-LINE LINKAGE
A power-steering linkage which has the control valve and actuator combined in a single assembly.
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MECHANICAL HYGROMETER
A hygrometer in which an organic material, most commonly a bundle of human hair, which expands and contracts with changes in the moisture in the surrounding air or gas is held under slight tension gram arrangement. d r }mechanical damping by a spring, and a mechanical linkage actuates a pointer. mechanical lift dock
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