link motion
Britishnoun
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The link motion is in common use, to which, no doubt, is owing the very considerable economy with which the locomotive engine now works.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various
The forward eccentric e is that which operates the valve when the link motion is in full gear forward, as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The eccentric straps and the pins in the link motion require an examination, which may be done while oiling the parts of the engine.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Another peculiarity of this engine is that, instead of the ordinary link motion, it is fitted with Joy's valve gear, which is now being more and more adopted.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various
The valves of the high-pressure and intermediate cylinders were of the piston type, and the low-pressure cylinder had double-ported slide valves, fitted with Stephenson link motion.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
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