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    bellcrank is a type of crank that changes motion through an angle. The angle can range from 0 to 360 degrees, but 90-degree and 180-degree bellcranks...
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    A drag link converts rotary motion from a crank arm, to a second bellcrank, usually in an automotive steering system. While the origin of the term is...
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    sometimes used, although it is more common to use a rotary actuator with a bellcrank and pushrod. Some types, originally used as sail winches for model yachting...
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    operated by a push-rod bellcrank Suspension (rear) Williams inboard coil-spring, double wishbone, operated by a push-rod bellcrank Axle track Front: 1,670 mm...
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    in the Walschaert gear). This link had a characteristic "J"-shape. A bellcrank whose center pivot was the upper, forward mount on the frame, and whose...
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    and dampers are relocated inside the bodywork. The suspension uses a bellcrank to transfer the forces at the knuckle end of the suspension to the internal...
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    bars operated by pushrod bellcrank, unequal-length wishbones Suspension (rear) inboard torsion bars operated by pushrod bellcrank, unequal-length wishbones...
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    (aka 'trolley jack') a horizontal piston pushes on the short end of a bellcrank, with the long arm providing the vertical motion to a lifting pad, kept...
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    operated by a push-rod bellcrank Suspension (rear) Williams inboard coil-spring/double wishbone, operated by a push-rod bellcrank Engine Renault RS9 / RS9A...
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    spring/damper operated by pushrod bellcrank/unequal-length wishbones Suspension (rear) inboard spring/damper operated by pushrod bellcrank/unequal-length wishbones...
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    Kevlar monocoque Suspension (front) pushrod, bellcrank, torsion spring Suspension (rear) pushrod, bellcrank, torsion spring Engine Renault RS7, 2,992 cc...
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    The rudder pedals were cable-linked directly to a steerable tailwheel bellcrank, and then via secondary cables to the rudder; this per-plans configuration...
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    1920s he devised a better solution. The solution was the addition of a bellcrank, which changed the direction of motion from vertical to horizontal. The...
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  • switch. The addition of the toggle, which is attached to an internal bellcrank-arm, will lift the lockback mechanism to allow the blade to swing more...
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    which ran vertical directly beneath the ailerons, with external, 90° bellcranks mounted on top of the lower wings. The lower wing had spruce leading edges...
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    Children's toys and go-karts often use a very direct linkage in the form of a bellcrank (also commonly known as a pitman arm) attached directly between the steering...
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    front leading swinging arm and rear trailing swinging arm, that act like bellcranks by pull rods (tie rods). These are connected to spring seating cups in...
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  • scavenge pump. This was mounted vertically above one rocker, driven by a bellcrank from the main rockers. This engine is sometimes cited as an inspiration...
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    at only eight months old. Naylor valves were introduced around 1866. A bellcrank arrangement reduced the strain (percentage extension) of the spring, thus...
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    (80 by 149 mm (3.1 by 5.9 in)) four with two 60 mm (2.4 in)-diameter bellcrank-operated valves per cylinder controlled by camshafts in the crankcase...
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    the pushrod aileron control linkage, which used a pair of exposed, 90° bellcranks protruding from the lower wing panels to operate vertical pushrods, going...
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  • Roots blower. This was mounted vertically above one rocker, driven by a bellcrank from the main rockers. This engine is sometimes cited as an inspiration...
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    by five double wheels bogies on each side. Four of the bogies were on bellcranks in pairs, with a common horizontal coil spring. The fifth bogie at the...
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    lead-out cables, a bellcrank, push rods and control horns. These are connected so that differential motion of the lines rotates the bellcrank, causing a pushrod...
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    control surfaces were connected to the aircraft's controls by push-rods and bellcranks – not with the usual steel cable control connections of the era as push-rods...
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    high wing with half-span flaps that are extended by use of an overhead bellcrank to a maximum of 40 degrees. The flight controls are three-axis and are...
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    ) for copyright infringement because Cox was using Walker's patented bellcrank system in the TD1 and because Walker believed the Cox Skylon Reel was...
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    356-T6 and A356-T6 are the primary casting alloys employed for brackets, bellcranks, pulleys, and various fittings. Wheels are produced in these alloys as...
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    the flight control systems, specifically a separation of the fore/aft bellcrank from the pitch control linkages in the aircraft's mixing unit. The failure...
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    eccentric. When engaged, it rocks the valve arbor, the square shaft, back and forth. Bellcranks behind the shaft work the valves via the vertical pullrods....
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