TY - CHAP
T1 - Flexible connecting mechanisms
AU - Hsiao, Kuo Hung
AU - Hsiao, Kuo Hung
AU - Yan, Hong Sen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Ancient Chinese mechanical devices with flexible members (rope, thread, belt, and chain) can be divided by function into four types: grain processing devices, water lifting devices, handiwork devices, and textile devices. This chapter presents the uses and components of the devices, analyzes the numbers of member and possible types of joints, and provides their structural sketches.
AB - Ancient Chinese mechanical devices with flexible members (rope, thread, belt, and chain) can be divided by function into four types: grain processing devices, water lifting devices, handiwork devices, and textile devices. This chapter presents the uses and components of the devices, analyzes the numbers of member and possible types of joints, and provides their structural sketches.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-02009-9_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-02009-9_9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84964054296
T3 - History of Mechanism and Machine Science
SP - 191
EP - 217
BT - History of Mechanism and Machine Science
PB - Springer Netherland
ER -