bell crank

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. a lever or rocker having two arms meeting at a pivot at a right angle, used for transmitting motion between two parts meeting at an angle.

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bell crank British  

noun

1. engineering a lever with two arms having a common fulcrum at their junction

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Other Word Forms

• bell-cranked adjective

Etymology

Origin of bell crank

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Throwing reverse lever in mid-gear will help to get bell crank in position to block.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

The ash pan is provided with two dampers, one at each end, and the front one is operated by the bell crank a c.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Q. If vertical arm to bell crank breaks?

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

Q. What is to be done should the vertical arm or bell crank break?

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

If break is near the top and below the jaw, first block the bell crank and wire the connection rod fast to radius bars.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous