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Definition of Ratchets
1. ratchet [v] - See also: ratchet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratchets
Literary usage of Ratchets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Pure Mechanism by Frederick Hubbard Sibley (1914)
"ratchets may be classified according to their usage as: (a) Running ratchets.
... Running ratchets are often used for feed motions on automatic machinery ..."
2. Kinematics of Machines: An Elementary Text-book by Richard John Durley (1903)
"Stationary (Checking and Releasing) ratchets.— Ratchet mechanisms of this type
are used where it is necessary to cheek and release the driven link at will. ..."
3. Kinematics of Machines: An Elementary Text-book by Richard John Durley (1903)
"Stationary (Checking and Releasing) ratchets.— Ratchet mechanisms of this type
are used where it is necessary to check and release the driven link at will. ..."
4. Kinematics of Machines: An Elementary Text-book by Richard John Durley (1911)
"Stationary (Checking and Releasing) ratchets.— Ratchet mechanisms of this type
are used where it is necessary to check and release the driven link at will. ..."
5. Applied Mechanics: An Elementary General Introduction to the Theory of by James Henry Cotterill (1895)
"ratchets.—The oscillating motion of the piece L' may be a turning instead of a
sliding motion, as is often the case in shearing machines, for example, ..."
6. Applied Mechanics: An Elementary General Introduction to the Theory of by James Henry Cotterill (1895)
"... and recess may each be equal to the pitch. Ans. — Addendum of driver - '283
x pitch. Addendum of follower '178 < pitch. SECTION IV.—CAMS AND ratchets. ..."
7. Principles of Mechanism: A Treatise on the Modification of Motion by Means by Stillman Williams Robinson (1896)
"Friction ratchets. In Fig. 343, E may represent a round rod and Da washer easily
sliding over E, except when cramped, as by the pull F,. when the greater ..."
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