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 96
301. SPRING BALANCED CENTRIF-UGAL GOVERNOR, Proell patent—Theballs are attached to the inverted arms /, b, andraise the collar sleeve by their outward throw.The movement is restrained by the vertical leafsprings and links. The lift is controlled by thecurved links hung from the cross bar at/. STEAM… … 302. PARABOLIC GOVERNOR.—One of the many curious devices for governing steam engines.The parabolic form of the guide arms is intended toequalize the motion of the grooved slide by modifyingthe effect of centrifugal force in the position of theballs. Also called an isochronous governor, produc-ing…
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