Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 105
i,LSPwiUSn 0n+ *?£ P£\?Mrd Light Car. The C-shaped upper portiontisS n¥fi vJd ^+™2klew t0 ^ ^P^cal lower half, the effecting to allow thervi?L nf 1 tf?Ce .r°?S ^i1 keep th.e chain taut, without the use of the usualdevices or foreign and American carriages. … Pig. 82a.—Compound Check-spring Device of the Mercedes Car. The small lam-inated check-springs within the elliptical structure absorb all extraordinary iarsand prevent too great distention under load. Let S represent the working span, or the distance betweenthe centres of the spring hangers, when…
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