enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Bucket elevator - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket_elevator

    A belt to carry the buckets and transmit the pull; Means to drive the belt; Accessories for loading the buckets or picking up the material, for receiving the discharged material, for maintaining the belt tension and for enclosing and protecting the elevator. A bucket elevator can elevate a variety of bulk materials from light to heavy and from ...

  3. Conveyor belt - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyor_belt

    The belt sway switch will stop the conveyor if the belt starts losing its alignment along the structure. The speed switch will stop the belt if the switch is not registering that the belt is running at the required speed. The belt rip switch will stop the belt when there is a cut, or a flap indicating that the belt is in danger of further damage.

  4. Motorcycle components - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_components

    An ignition switch, starter switch or start switch is a Key switch in the control system of a motor vehicle that activates the main electrical systems for the vehicle.In vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, the switch provides power to the starter solenoid and the ignition system components (including the engine control unit and ...

  5. Shaft effect - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft_effect

    The forces involved in accelerating a motorcycle. Left: a chain or belt drive. Right: a shaft drive. The shaft effect, also known as elevator effect or shaft jacking, is a phenomenon occurring in shaft-drive motorcycles. This effect occurs because the acceleration being applied to the rear wheel creates a reactive force on the drive shaft.

  6. Motorcycle seat - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_seat

    A dual seat, typical of most modern motorcycles. A motorcycle seat (sometimes saddle) is where rider sits, and may also accommodate a passenger. The most common type of motorcycle seat is a dual saddle or bench seat, which runs along the top of the chassis and is long enough for a pillion passenger to straddle the motorcycle behind the rider ...

  7. Seat belt laws in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_laws_in_the...

    Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to state law. However, the recommended age for a child to sit in the front passenger seat is 13. The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating ...

  8. Suicide clutch - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_clutch

    Old-style tank shift. Regular clutch hand Shifter - This is where the shifter is a regular knob either located on the tank, which operates through a linkage to the transmission (tank shifter) or on a lever bolted directly to the top of the transmission (jockey shifter or slap shifter depending on the transmission design) and involves the semi-complex task of foot clutch operation and hand ...

  9. Feet forwards motorcycle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feet_forwards_motorcycle

    A feet first (FF) motorcycle is a class of motorcycle design which positions the rider with their feet ahead, like a car, rather than below and astride, as with conventional bikes. As there are other types of motorcycle (e.g. choppers ) that have a 'feet forward' position, an alternative term sometimes used is advanced single track vehicle .