"Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors" is a seminal reference work that serves as an essential resource for engineers, draftsmen, and inventors involved in the creation of complex machinery. Edited by Franklin D. Jones, this volume provides a comprehensive collection of mechanical movements and automated devices, meticulously documented through detailed technical illustrations and clear explanatory text. The work covers a diverse range of mechanisms, including cam motions , interlocking devices , speed ...
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"Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors" is a seminal reference work that serves as an essential resource for engineers, draftsmen, and inventors involved in the creation of complex machinery. Edited by Franklin D. Jones, this volume provides a comprehensive collection of mechanical movements and automated devices, meticulously documented through detailed technical illustrations and clear explanatory text. The work covers a diverse range of mechanisms, including cam motions , interlocking devices , speed-changing gears , and automatic feeding movements . By decomposing sophisticated mechanical principles into their core components, the book offers practical, tried-and-tested solutions for the design and operation of automatic apparatus and industrial machinery. Its focus is on the functional application of kinematics, making it an invaluable guide for solving intricate design problems. This volume is highly regarded for its precision and clarity, bridging the gap between theoretical engineering and hands-on mechanical application. Whether used for modern industrial design or the study of classical engineering techniques, "Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors" remains a cornerstone text for understanding the fundamental building blocks of mechanical innovation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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UsedGood. Hardcover; Volume 1 only; 1957 11th printing of a 1930 copyright; mechanism s and mechanical movements selected from automatic machines and various oth er forms of mechanical apparatus as outstanding examples of ingenious desig n embodying ideas or principles applicable in designing machines or devices requiring automatic features or mechanical control. Surplus library copy w ith the usual stampings; reference number written on spine; light fading, s helf wear to exterior; corners bumped; in good condition with clean text, f irm binding. No dust jacket.
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Well-illustrated. Fine copies. 8vo, 536, 538 pp., Mechanisms and Mechanical Movements Selected from Automatic Machines and Various Other Forms of Mechanical Apparatus as Outstanding Examples of Ingenious Design Embodying Ideas or Principles Applicable in Designing Machines Or Devices Requiring Automatic Features Or Mechanical Control.
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UsedGood. Hardcover; Volume 4 only; stated first printing; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number taped to spine; fading and shelf wear to exterior; corners bumped; fading to pages; in good condition with clean text, firm binding. No dust jacket. Product description: mechanisms and me chanical movements selected from automatic machines and various other forms of mechanical apparatus as outstanding examples of ingenious design embody ing ideas or principles applicable in designing machines or devices requiri ng automatic features or mechanical control.
