ratchet wheel
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SB is the primitive radius of the club tooth wheel, but both primitive and real radius of the ratchet wheel.
From An Analysis of the Lever Escapement by Playtner, H. R.
We think a ratchet wheel should not be employed with equidistant pallets.
From An Analysis of the Lever Escapement by Playtner, H. R.
The L lever carries a pawl which operates a ratchet wheel, placed on the handle end of the slide rest cross feed screw.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The third cause which catches hold, like a ratchet wheel in machinery, from time to time producing a complete standstill, is the greater strength of the defensive form.
From On War — Volume 1 by Graham, J. J., Colonel
The pawl connected to the slow-acting magnet merely serves to prevent the ratchet wheel from turning back.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel
