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Mechanisms

Flexible components

Rigid components

Simple mechanisms

Central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear

Coupling alternative

Bearing (mechanical)

Mechanism to constrain relative movement to the desired motion and reduce friction

Belt (mechanical)

Method of connecting two rotating shafts or pulleys

Blade Air Mobility

Aviation and transportation company

Block and tackle

System of two or more pulleys and a rope or cable

Flexible cable used to transmit force

Simple knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope

Messenger protein

Part of a cam mechanism which contacts the cam

Capstan (nautical)

Rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element

Series of connected links which are typically made of metal

Mechanical device

Damper which resists motion via viscous friction

Differential (mechanical device)

Type of simple planetary gear train

Double fisherman's knot

Epicyclic gearing

Consists of two gears mounted so that the center of one gear revolves around the center of the other

Mechanism for regulating the speed of clocks

Hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together

Figure-eight knot

Type of stopper knot used in sailing and climbing

Cable for transmitting rotation in any direction

Mechanical device for storing rotational energy

Four-bar linkage

Mechanical linkage consisting of four links connected by joints in a loop

Gear (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Pivoted support system

Mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them

Object for hanging, fishing etc.

Tilted flat supporting surface

Physical system of two bodies connected to limit their relative movement

Method of fastening or securing linear material

Simple machine consisting of a beam pivoted at a fixed hinge

Linkage (mechanical)

Assembly of bodies connected to manage forces and movement

Mechanism (engineering)

Device designed to transform input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement

Material of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible or ductile materials

Nail (fastener)

Sharp object of hard metal used as a fastener

Original use of the word 'cable'; a length of three or more ropes, woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof, and of a certain length

Object comprised of fibers woven in a grid-like structure

Type of fastener with a threaded hole

Moving component of reciprocating engines that is contained by a cylinder and is made gas-tight by piston rings

Device that transmits rotational power into linear thrust on a fluid

Wheel to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable

Rack and pinion

Type of linear actuator

Ratchet (device)

Mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction

Permanent mechanical fastener

Rod end bearing

Mechanical articulating joint

Linear combination of plies, yarns or strands which are twisted or braided together

Type of fastener characterized by a thread wrapped around a cylinder core

Screw mechanism

Mechanism that converts rotational motion to linear motion, and a torque (rotational force) to a linear force; one of the six classical simple machines

Mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulse

Tool for separation of solid materials by particle size

Mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force

Spring (device)

Elastic object that stores mechanical energy

Part of an internal combustion engine that actuates a poppet valve through rocker arms and pushrods

Washer (hardware)

Thin plate with a hole, normally used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener

Mechanical device; triangular shaped tool; portable inclined plane; one of the six classical simple machines

A circular item that rotates about an axle bearing, often used for transport.

Machine consisting of a wheel attached to a smaller axle

Whippletree (mechanism)

Mechanism to distribute force evenly through linkages

Device used to pull in or let out a rope or cable

Apparatus for moving heavy weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder (barrel) rotated by the turn of a crank or belt; a winch is affixed to one end, and a cable is wound around the winch, pulling a weight attached to the opposite end

Rope made from wire