Identifier: appletonscyclopa02dapp (find matches)
Title: Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: D. Appleton and Company Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922
Subjects: Mechanical engineering -- Dictionaries
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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rately, and the type which is known as the American locomotive_ is chosen as anexample, for the purpose of explanation of the general construction of a locomotive. _ Figs. 2842,2843, 2844, 2S45, and 2846 represent,respectively, aside elevation, the longitudinal section, the plan,the back-end view, and two half cross-sections, of the eight-wheeled American locomotive, as builtbv the Grant Locomotive Works. Parts of the Locomotive.—The following are the parts of the locomotive designated by the lettersof reference in the figures already referred to: A, A, cylinders ; B, main driving-axle: C, C, mainconnecting-rods; D, D, main crank-pins ; E, E, truck-wheels; F, back driving-axle; G, fire-box;H, H, H, frames ; 7,7, frame-clamps ; J, J, eccentrics ; K, K, rockers ; L, L, links; M, lifting-shaft;N, N, lifting-arms; O O, reverse-lever: PP, cylinder part of boiler; Q, smoke-box ; R R, smoke-stack or chimnev ; S, pilot or cow-catcher ; T, head-light; U, bell; V, sand-box ; II7, whistle ; A,
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LOCOMOTIVE, DESCRIPTION OF PARTS OF THE. 305 dome; F F, cab or house; Z,back or trailing-wheel crank-pin ; A, pump air-chamber;B, B, main driving-wheels;C C C, supply-pipe; D,front platform; E, bumpertimber; F, F, back driv-ing-wheels; (?, coupling-pin;H, friction-plate; /, check-valve; K K, foot-board;L\ lazy-cock; 31, mud-drum;N,W, driving-springs; F,pump; R, drop-plate of grate;S,steam-gauge; T T, feed-pipe ; V, £/, forward eccen-tric-rods ; V, V, backwardeccentric - rods ; X, lifting-shaft spring; F, F, dam-pers ; Z, pushing-bar; a, a,tubes; b b, grate; c, fire-boxdoor; d d, ash-pan; e k, re-verse-rod ; /, /, exhaust-noz-zles or blast-pipes; g, safety-valve lever; h, h, cross-heads;i i, running-board; j, throttle-stem ; k M, reverse-arm ; I,throttle-pipe; m m, dry-pipe;n, T-pipe; oo, steam-pipe; p,petticoat-pipe; q, smoke-boxdoor ; r, piston; s, spark-de-flector or cone; tt, wire-net-ting in stake; www, boiler-lagging ; v v, truck-spring;w w, sector or quadrant; x,blow-off cock;

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