The spring-and-lever balancing mechanism, George Carwardine and the Anglepoise lamp

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 501-507

  French, M J ^a   Widden, M B ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balancing mechanism; Carwardine; Constant force; Equilibrator

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC LAMPS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS;

ANGLEPOISE LAMP; CLOSE-COILED SPRING; GEORGE CARWARDINE LAMP; SPRING-AND-LEVER BALANCING MECHANISM;

MECHANISMS;

DESIGN;

EID: 0033937604     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406001523137     Document Type: Article

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