bellcrank

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Etymology

From bell +‎ crank, because of its original use in changing the vertical pull on a rope to a horizontal pull on the striker of a bell.

Noun

bellcrank (plural bellcranks)

  1. (mechanical engineering) A type of crank that changes motion through an angle, typically 90 or 180 degrees.
Illustration of a bell crank
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