chain-driven

adj

chain-driven

adj
1

Engineering, Mechanical, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Referring to the transmission of power by means of a suitable endless chain, such as a bicycle chain.

  • No description of the Bulleid patent chain-driven valve-motion for locomotives has yet been made public, and until this happens we are unable to satisfy the interest of many readers in this unique locomotive equipment.1946 November and December, “The Why and The Wherefore: Chain-Driven Valve-Motion”, in Railway Magazine, page 391:
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chain drive

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