I have a need for a mechanism that acts juust like a spring (I pull, load it up, and when i let go it pulls away and returns to its normal length), but doesn't snap back like a spring.
I have experiemented with automatic door closers, but they are definatly not the answer (require too much...
Need a piston/crank design where Crank only turns on power stroke
I need design ideas for a piston (that is operated by a human using a push/pull mechanism) that rotates a crank only on the power stroke (where the piston is moving towards the crank) Because it is manually operated, is it...
I am looking for a piston/crankshaft design that the crank would only rotate during the power stroke, and the piston can return to the initial position without any rotation of the crank. The piston is manualy operated, so there is no worry about momentum at the bottom of the cycle. Any...