Mechanical movements, powers and devices; a treatise describing mechanical movements and devices used in constructive and operative machinery and the mechanical arts, being practically a mechanical dictionary, commencing with a rudimentary description of the early known mechanical powers and detailing the various motions, appliances and inventions used in the mechanical arts to the present time, including a chapter on straight line movements, by Gardner D. Hiscox (1914)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 132
434. GASOLINE MOTORCAR.—The gasoline motor runsconstantly, operating an electricgenerator which charges the stor-age batteries, that in turn supplythe current as required for theintermittent or variable work ofthe electric motors geared to thecar axles. … 435- VALVE GEAR for agas engine.—A simple devicefor opening the exhaust valveof a four-cycle motor. Theeccentric gives the push roda fonvard stroke at each revo-lution of the shaft. Theratchet wheel C has a frictionresistance, with every other tooth a shallow notch, so as to hold up the lip of the…
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