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SCOTCH YOKE [2 records]

Record 1 1988-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
  • Compressors
DEF

Mechanism used to change reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice-versa.

OBS

Used to connect crankshaft to piston in refrigeration compressor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines frigorifiques
  • Compresseurs
OBS

Un exemple typique de compresseur hermétique ménager tournant à 1 500 tr/min est le compresseur Tecumseh à bille et coulisseau (le Scotch Yoke des américains) (...) Ce mécanisme (maneton + coulisseau), par le degré de liberté supplémentaire qu'il offrait par rapport au système bielle et manivelle, a permis les énormes progrès qui ont conduit au doublement de la vitesse.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transformation of Momentum (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Mechanism used to change reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice-versa. Used to connect crankshaft to piston in refrigeration compressor.

DEF

A type of four-bar linkage; it is employed to convert a steady rotation into a simple harmonic motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformations de mouvements (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Excentrique : Mécanisme destiné à transformer le mouvement de rotation d'une pièce en un mouvement alternatif, par l'intermédiaire d'une autre pièce guidée par la première.

Spanish

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