Some more knowledge and pictures about crankshaft:
In early times, the engines converted force of a controlled explosion into rotary motion, to turn the wheels of a vehicle. Here are some pictures for early engines:
(It is from Visual Dictionary)
the first cars |
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They are from Page 335 of Visual Dictionary |
single-cylinder engine |
four-cylinder engine for “people’s car” |
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It Is from Page 336 of Visual Dictionary |
It Is from Page 340 of Visual Dictionary |
Wheel and axle |
Cycle of a Four-stroke Internal Combustion Engine |
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It Is from Page 320 of Visual Dictionary |
It Is from Page 343 of Visual Dictionary |
Two-stroke engine |
Double-sleeve value engine |
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It Is from Page 342~343 of Visual Dictionary |
16-Horsepower Humber Engine,1911 |
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It Is from Page 343 of Visual Dictionary |
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