Synonyms for ratchet wheel


Grammar : Noun


Définition of ratchet wheel

  • noun wheel with teeth
Example sentences :
  • The ratchet wheel and pawl shown in fig. 48 are part of the lubricator.
  • Extract from : « Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained » by Walter C. Runciman
  • We think a ratchet wheel should not be employed with equidistant pallets.
  • Extract from : « An Analysis of the Lever Escapement » by H. R. Playtner
  • On the side of the clock case was a contact maker, which closed the circuit by the pin on the ratchet wheel, R, once every minute.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 » by Various
  • The L lever carries a pawl which operates a ratchet wheel, placed on the handle end of the slide rest cross feed screw.
  • Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
  • At every quarter mile, on many lines, are straining-posts with ratchet wheel winders, for tightening the wires.
  • Extract from : « The Boy's Playbook of Science » by John Henry Pepper
  • Adjusting the diaphragm contact on the ratchet wheel will change the tone of the horn.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various
  • ClickThe click, pawl, or dog, is a necessary accessory of a ratchet wheel.
  • Extract from : « Time Telling through the Ages » by Harry Chase Brearley
  • RatchetThe pawl, or dog, which engages in the teeth of a ratchet wheel and prevents it from turning backward.
  • Extract from : « Time Telling through the Ages » by Harry Chase Brearley
  • It is held lightly against the periphery of the ratchet wheel by a small spring known as the ratchet spring.
  • Extract from : « Time Telling through the Ages » by Harry Chase Brearley
  • H′′, is a ratchet wheel, mounted upon the same shaft h′′′, as the pinion h′.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

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