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eccentric, in mechanics, device for changing rotary to back-and-forth motion. A disk is mounted off center on a shaft. One flat, open, circular end of a rod fits around the edge of the disk; the other end is usually attached to a block that slides in a slot. As the shaft rotates the block slides back and forth, carrying along whatever is attached to it, e.g., a valve. The distance between the center of the shaft and the center of the disk is the eccentricity. The so-called throw may mean either the eccentricity or the distance the block moves, which is twice the eccentricity. Cams cam, mechanical device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating, or back-and-forth, motion, or for changing a simple motion into a complex one. A simple form of cam is a circular disk set eccentrically on a shaft in order to induce (when the shaft
..... Click the link for more information. and cranks crank, mechanical linkage consisting of a bar attached to a pivot at one of its ends in such a way that it is capable of rotating through a complete circle about the pivot.
..... Click the link for more information. perform the same function as the eccentric, which designers often prefer to the crank for short motions.

eccentric

1. situated away from the centre or the axis

2. not having a common centre

3. a device for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion

eccentric [ek′sen·trik]

(science and technology)

Situated to one side with reference to a center.

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