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A '''linkage''' is a ''''[[mechanism]]''' made by connecting together '''[[Lever|levers]]'''.
A '''linkage''' is a ''''[[mechanism]]''' made by connecting together rigid links or '''[[Lever|levers]]'''.


Levers or links may be connected together using a wide range of fastenings which allow free movement - e.g. screws, pins, paper fasteners, pop rivets, clevis pins, nuts and bolts, etc. The linkage can be made to change the direction of a force or make two or more things move at the same time.
Levers or links may be connected together using a wide range of fastenings which allow free movement - e.g. screws, pins, paper fasteners, pop rivets, clevis pins, nuts and bolts, etc. The linkage can be made to change the direction of a force or make two or more things move at the same time.
A linkage which makes things move in opposite directions is called a '''[[Reverse Motion Linkage]]'''. A linkage which makes the output move in the same direction as the input is called a '''[[Push-Pull Linkage]]'''.

Revision as of 12:50, 10 February 2015

A linkage is a 'mechanism made by connecting together rigid links or levers.

Levers or links may be connected together using a wide range of fastenings which allow free movement - e.g. screws, pins, paper fasteners, pop rivets, clevis pins, nuts and bolts, etc. The linkage can be made to change the direction of a force or make two or more things move at the same time.

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