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link motion

British  

noun

  1. a mechanism controlling the valves of a steam engine, consisting of a slotted link terminating in a pair of eccentrics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The link motion is substantially the same as that shown in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The link of the link motion is formed of wrought iron.

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

In setting the valve when fitted with the link motion, the mode of procedure is much the same as when it is moved by a simple eccentric.

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

Thus, while a link motion may be complete in itself, the length of its eccentric rods will usually require correcting when placed upon the engine.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

This latter plan is also adopted for forms not easily ground out in a machine, as, for example, a die in a link of a link motion.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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