thrust yoke

thrust yoke

[′thrəst ‚yōk]

(mechanical engineering)

The part connecting the piston rods of the feed mechanism on a hydraulically driven diamond-drill swivel head to the thrust block, which forms the connecting link between the yoke and the drive rod, by means of which link the longitudinal movements of the feed mechanism are transmitted to the swivel-head drive rod. Also known as back end.

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